Residences

I am currently obsessed with finding a house, so you can imagine how I adore these images "Wo fuchs und hase" by Felicitas Hollmig. The outside of these house are like blank faces and I wonder what we can expect to find inside. I am sad to say, but seeing that it is already the 20th of April - there wont be a UYW issue this month. It was a hard decision to make, but every spare minute is currently taken up by trying to find a house in the country to buy. But I promise... there will be a May issue.

'...and then you die.' is Alex Kisilevich series, which he sent over a while ago, but somehow got lost in the mail. I guess there are only so many tomorrows.

Hiding place

Found this great quote a while ago and now I found the perfect images by Lindsay Josal to go with it. "Hiding places there are innumerable, escape is only one, but possibilities of escape, again, are as many as hiding places." Franz Kafka.

So late

Apologies for the delay of UYW. This month I have a special treat for you, but with some delays of the surprise guest editor's submission and now my delay with finding time to put it together... well - running way behind. Driving through the country all weekend, is absolutely lovely, but looking for a house is rather stressful, so when I came upon Ed Panar's images I found them rather fitting to my own adventures.

Inner glow

I am glad I had some spare time last month to research new photographers, as I simply flat out at the moment. These stunning images are by Lauren Hewitt. Her images have that translucent glow that is rather revealing.

Waiting for the phone to ring

Last month I came upon Bryan Schutmaat and was instantly delighted by his images. It all started with this phone and from there a little story unfolded immediately in my head.

Dreaming

Last week we found out that our house went on the market to be sold, so instead of waiting to be kicked out - we went on a mission to find us a new home. For the last couple of years we have been thinking that it could be lovely to move to the country, so instead of eating way to many easter eggs we hunted for a new home in Castlemaine. This reminded me of the project I started last year, where I made a point of taking photos of all the houses I could not afford in the area where we currently live.

I am back

Last week was absolutely crazy, but we managed to design a paper set in the lane way for my partners PHD performance and even managed to keep the rain at bay 2 hours before the performance. And while I talk about spaces, I would like to share these stunning and yet so minimalistic images by Anne Kathrin Greiner.

Between homes

While I was crunching up paper for Paul's upcoming PHD dance performance next week, I relalised that it must be time for another post. A while ago I received these lovely images from Sarah Girner. About her project she says: "For the last year I have been working on a project called The Transience of Things, which focuses on Estate Sales in Westchester County. The sales strike me as incredibly interesting because it is the last time that the homes (be that a childhood home or a place you lived your entire life) exist in all their parts. I walk through the rooms and I can piece together the owners' lives bit by bit. The sales are usually related to death, divorce or a move. What interests me further is that these particular houses are all located in affluent Westchester County where many of the interiors have not changed since the 1950's. The flight to the suburbs and Cheever and Yates come immediately to mind. So does Betty Friedan. In some of the houses the frantic color-coding of furniture and wallpaper reminds me of The Problem That Has No Name."

I always enjoy "quiet" images which leave me with plenty of space to think and dream. Next week will be a absolutely crazy with setting up the set, so I can not promise that I will be able to post anything.

Passions

I adore people with a passion. I do not necessarily need to share it, but their enthusiasm makes their project/interest so interesting and exciting that it is easy to understand what draws them to it in the first place. So when I came upon Aaron Wojack's "Pigeon Flying" I was once again reminded how infectious passions can be. I think he did a great job portraying this special relationship between the birds and their keepers and whilst I will not take up pigeon keeping, I will certainly look at them a little differently knowing their history.