Interesting that this trend is present in the works of many artists from the post communist block , not just photographers. You will notice this trend in music,

Interesting that this trend is present in the works of many artists from the post communist block , not just photographers. You will notice this trend in music, film, literature, painting, even comedy. The depiction of decay, of ruin, of wet cold abandon (ex: http://micleusanu.blogspot.com/ http://micleusanu.blogspot.com/). Foreigners might find these trends in arts a bit strange and dark, but for us it is the way life has been and probably will be. This is also felt in the mentality of people - the future is uncertain and all our efforts to build a better society (life for ourselves) in the future may end up the same as before - decay and abandon. Looking at all the new incredible buildings recently built in places like Dubai, Emirates, China and so on, I can't help but remember these ruins of the once mighty empire of the people for the people, wondering - how will they look 100 years from now ?