MARIEKE BERKELAAR
Secrets to Yesterday

Factories close their doors. The industrial areas are emptying and the once glorious buildings are abandoned. Where the happy couple used to tell each other how their day went, are now cobwebs and a thick layer of dust. And where the psalms were once sung so loud and proud, it seems as if the sky has fallen. I place my hand against the moldy walls and let my thoughts wander to what it must have been. They want to tell me their secrets.

Author
Marieke Berkelaar is a photographer and graphic designer from Leerdam, the Netherlands. The combination of her photography and her passion for the past takes you back in time. In recent years, Marieke has mainly focused on capturing a piece of history; old and abandoned buildings. Places that give the impression that they have been abandoned from one moment to the next, who want to tell the stories of their time and where no one has been for years. She wants the viewer to wonder what happened. Wants them to unravel the how, what, and why behind the photo and feel the melancholy. She is ready to start the dialog.

Website
www.mariekeberkelaar.nl

Instagram
@secretstoyesterday

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