Architectural photographer Mirna Pavlovic has an obsession with abandoned places. For her, their appeal lies in their ability to exist on a different temporal plane from the rest of reality ? both impossibly ancient and frozen in the present.

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Architectural photographer Mirna Pavlovic has an obsession with abandoned places. For her, their appeal lies in their ability to exist on a different temporal plane from the rest of reality ? both impossibly ancient and frozen in the present.?They are never truly dead, yet never really alive,? Pavlovic explains. ?Precariously treading along the border between life and death, decay and growth, the seen and the unseen, the past and the present, abandoned places confusingly encompass both at the same time, thus leaving the ordinary passer-by overwhelmed with both attraction and revulsion.?For her latest series, Dulcis Domus, Pavlovic trekked over fences and past ?no trespassing? signs to capture the once-glorious villas, palaces and castles of Europe that have now been left to decay, slowly returning to the Earth that existed before them. Through photography, Pavlovic attempts to highlight social issues through an aestheticised approach, allowing viewers to ?see with fresh eyes what lies beneath those spots that we pass by on the street.?Continue reading to see a selection of photographs from the series ? hover over the images to see where each villa is located.
Italy; built over several ce...