Furbex - Furry Urban Exploring Photography Abandoned Places - Alice Van Kempen
A snow-white dog photographed in environments where ferns and fungi cover floors and walls, where thick layers of dust cover the abandoned belongings of the last residents. The photographs look surreal, yet the Bull Terrier's Claire's poses give the impression that she takes the role of the former inhabitants. Part of the process is to capture a piece of the soul of these places, Claire and I can spend quite some time just walking the rooms and sitting at specific spots to ‘catch’ the atmosphere.
The walls, silent witnesses of love and friendship, of sorrow, hatred and sometimes even murder. The way nature takes over these buildings, how ivy penetrates the interiors, where moss has replaced the carpets, where small trees start to grow indoors, shows that everything is perishable. You will not find such an atmosphere anywhere else, decay is fascinating.
Urban Exploring or Urbex is about exploring abandoned farms, houses & palaces, discovering overgrown industrial complexes, forgotten hospitals, disused churches, and prisons. When I decided to use my furry friend as a model I came up with a unique name for this type of photography - Furbex.
Furbex also became the title of our book that was published recently. It includes photos and stories of our adventures during five years of exploring together.
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#1 The Little Corporal
#2 Call Center
#3 I'm The Light
#4 Disco Inferno
#5 I Just Called To Say I Love You Jimmy Choo
#6 Marilyn
#7 Don't Feed The Trolls
#8 Couch Potato
#9 Back In Time
#10 I Wonder If Film Directors Wake Up Screaming 'Cut! Cut! Cut!" When They Have Nightmares
#11 Create A Life You Don't Need A Vacation From
#12 Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds
#13 Who's Your Daddy?
#14 Eye To Eye
#15 In Dog We Trust
#16 I Hate Housework. You Make The Beds, You Vacuum, You Wash The Dishes And Six Months Later You Have To Start All Over Again
#17 Today Will Be One Of Those Days When Even My Coffee Needs Coffee
#18 One Load At The Time
#19 Sing Us A Song, You're The Piano(Wo)man
#20 You're In The Army Now.oh, Oh You're In The Army, Now
#21 Queen For The Day, Fabulous Forever
#22 I'm Not Most Girls
#23 Behind The Curtain
#24 Roll Over Beethoven
#25 Goodnight Everyone
#26 We Are Hungry, May We Eat Your Soul?
#27 Where Are You Now?
#28 On A Pedestal
#29 Baby You Can Drive My Car
#30 And Then There Were Two....
#31 Love Is Knitting A Sweater For Your Famous Boyfriend
alicevankempen#32 Sunshine Mixed With A Little Hurricane
alicevankempen#33 Feeling Mèh
alicevankempen#34 Where Are My Rubber Duckies?
alicevankempen#35 A Clean House Is A Sign Of A Wasted Life
alicevankempen#36 I Feel Lazier Than The Guy Who Created The Japanese Flag
#37 The Best Weeks Start With Monday
#38 Life Is Short, Eat Cookies For Breakfast
#39 Chairperson Of The Department For Urbex Affairs
#40 Bloom Where You Are Planted
alicevankempen#41 Nature Never Goes Out Of Style
alicevankempen#42 Sadness Is... When Your Doll Goes Bald
alicevankempen#43 Furniture
alicevankempen#44 It’s A Jungle In Here
alicevankempen#45 Who Wants To Play Russian Roulette With My Kalashnikov?
alicevankempen#46 How To Hide In Plain Sight. Day 5, They Still Think I'm Minnie Mouse
#47 You Can't Put Feathers On A Dog And Call It A Chicken
#48 Sarcasm: Now Served All Day (To People Who Deserve It)
#49 Relax, Refresh, Renew; Soak Your Troubles Away
#50 It's Not What's Under The Tree That Matters, It's What's Gathered Around It
#51 Sunshine Mixed With A Little Hurricane
#52 My Favorite Color Is October
#53 Nothing Ever Happens If You Don't Make It Happen
#54 People Who Talk S**t Will Be Reincarnated As Toilet Paper
#55 Can't Get Out Of Bed. Please Send Help
#56 For Every Head A Hat
#57 Coming Out Of The Closet
#58 Plastic Fantastic
#59 Monday Washday
#60 Home Is Where Dog Hair Sticks To Everything But The Dog
#61 Beauty Only Gets Attention. Personality Is What Captures The Heart
#62 Our House Isn’t Messy... It’s Custom Designed By A 5 Year Old Bull Terrier
#63 The Final Curtain
#64 Claire, The Diva Of Dust & Decay
#65 Merry Everything And A Happy Always
#66 How Much Is That Doggy In The Window?
#67 Love You Every Step Of The Way
#68 Claire's Rendez-Vous With A Secret Admirer
#69 Claire Says Time To Go To Bed, Nite Nite Everyone
#70 I'm A Queen, Not Your Little Princess
#71 You, Me … And A Whole Lot Of Lazy Sunday
#72 Shine
#73 Love Is The Flower You've Got To Let Grow ….. Sniff It And You'll Get Licked
#74 Within This Chaos, Magic Is Found
#75 Love The Life You Live; Live The Life You Love
#76 Girl Next Door
#77 The Doors
#78 If You Don't Have Enough Time, Stop Watching TV
#79 And Suddenly All The Love Songs Were About You
#80 Let’s Liberate Kuwait. i Love Finding Old Newspapers; 18 January 1991
#81 Sit Back And Relax
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