MARIEKE BERKELAAR
Centre of Obsolescence

These schools, homes, factories and hospitals were once full of life, laughter, machines and conversations. But times changed. Factories closed, hospitals stand abandoned and dining tables now gather dust. Silencing every word. I stand among the remnants, where whispers of the past linger. To me, they’re not forgotten. What the world has left behind, I cherish. For where the world has forgotten them, I remain the silent keeper of the Centre of Obsolescence.

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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