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I Traveled To Pripyat Where The Chernobyl Catastrophy Hit To Find Forgotten Pianos (8 Pics)
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I Traveled To Pripyat Where The Chernobyl Catastrophy Hit To Find Forgotten Pianos (8 Pics)

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During the month of May 2017, I photographed the exclusion zone of Chernobyl in Ukraine. Within the site, and with the help of a private guide, I was able to photograph the pianos forgotten since the disaster. I wanted to capture a story, to bring back to life this instrument in its environment.

These photographs are part of my series “Requiem pour pianos”.

More info: romainthiery.fr

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Romain Thiery, born in Bergerac in 1988, is an artist photographer and amateur pianist living and working near Montpellier, France. Romain Thiery believes that the piano is deeply rooted in the depths of our culture, and has sought́ to explore the instrument from an original angle. He made it his mission to combine his two greatest passions and set out to find buildings where old pianos are left to decay. Since 2014, he has discovered more than a hundred pianos around the world, in as many places of stunning beautý. Scenes from which he never changes anything, leaving the place as it is. "Even in the midst of a degraded space, the piano never ceases to retain its power. It is there, it thrones with all its nobility". The series resulting from his works is entitled Requiem for Pianos and has made his famé take off internationally. In recent years, he has woń major international photography awards in various competitions. His solo and group exhibitions have been seen in North America, Europe and Asia. His photographs have been exhibited in galleries and festivals in New York, San Francisco, St. Petersburg, Tokyo, Seoul, Paris, Madrid, Tel Aviv and many others. The most prestigious press titles have alreadỳ praised or covered his work in their pages such as El País, Der Spiegel, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Lonely Planet, Cultura Inquieta, Point de vue, Esquire, Beijing News... and in TV reports on M6 (France), DW (Germany), Channel Cuatro (Spain), TV5 Monde (France) and I24 News (France and Israel).

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romain thiery

romain thiery

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Romain Thiery, born in Bergerac in 1988, is an artist photographer and amateur pianist living and working near Montpellier, France. Romain Thiery believes that the piano is deeply rooted in the depths of our culture, and has sought́ to explore the instrument from an original angle. He made it his mission to combine his two greatest passions and set out to find buildings where old pianos are left to decay. Since 2014, he has discovered more than a hundred pianos around the world, in as many places of stunning beautý. Scenes from which he never changes anything, leaving the place as it is. "Even in the midst of a degraded space, the piano never ceases to retain its power. It is there, it thrones with all its nobility". The series resulting from his works is entitled Requiem for Pianos and has made his famé take off internationally. In recent years, he has woń major international photography awards in various competitions. His solo and group exhibitions have been seen in North America, Europe and Asia. His photographs have been exhibited in galleries and festivals in New York, San Francisco, St. Petersburg, Tokyo, Seoul, Paris, Madrid, Tel Aviv and many others. The most prestigious press titles have alreadỳ praised or covered his work in their pages such as El País, Der Spiegel, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Lonely Planet, Cultura Inquieta, Point de vue, Esquire, Beijing News... and in TV reports on M6 (France), DW (Germany), Channel Cuatro (Spain), TV5 Monde (France) and I24 News (France and Israel).

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maswartz
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Didn't we just have an article shaming people who went there for clicks?

btaglln
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At first I had the same reaction but then I saw it was made in 2017, way before the Chernobyl trend. Also, he does not take photo of himself. This is art, not influencaring-s**t

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Kenny Kulbiski
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm probably missing something but if nobody was there to disturb them how come there are pieces missing, pianos turned over, and some reduced to rubble? I wouldn't think neglect alone would cause that much damage.

btaglln
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wood goes bad if unprotected, a lot of the missing piece are just on the ground. Also it seems to have been a trend to have "open piano" in Pripyat. And finallly, there are hundreds of people going to Pripyat a year. Some respectful, trying to not change anything and some a*****e changing things/ removing things / ...

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maswartz
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Didn't we just have an article shaming people who went there for clicks?

btaglln
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At first I had the same reaction but then I saw it was made in 2017, way before the Chernobyl trend. Also, he does not take photo of himself. This is art, not influencaring-s**t

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Kenny Kulbiski
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm probably missing something but if nobody was there to disturb them how come there are pieces missing, pianos turned over, and some reduced to rubble? I wouldn't think neglect alone would cause that much damage.

btaglln
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wood goes bad if unprotected, a lot of the missing piece are just on the ground. Also it seems to have been a trend to have "open piano" in Pripyat. And finallly, there are hundreds of people going to Pripyat a year. Some respectful, trying to not change anything and some a*****e changing things/ removing things / ...

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