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I'm of the impression that the art work was made by a patient ( some art therapy). It was so good that they hung it the administration office, they were proud of this patient's talent. The subject matter may have been a patient's experience or depicted stories this patient had heard about from family or friends or perhaps books that moved the artist.

I'm not seeing a cotton plantation; I;m not getting a feeling of sadness from the image. It looks like women doing women's work, in a congenial atmosphere, one seems to be smiling directly at the observer. Could represent a village in Africa or Italy,Greece where the women gathered to wash the clothes.

Art is subjective and always appeals to the observer's life experiences
despite an artists intentions . It invokes feelings from the observer; I guess that is what it did that necessitated a few observers to destroy it. I now wonder at the numerous artworks through the century that no one will ever see because some ancient observer had the same reaction.

Sad and scary at the same time,like looking into the open grave of someone who would have been a good friend had I known her before she was used up,worn out and thrown away.

my father is 79 yrs old and still having nightmares of the abuse he suffered at bss from whom were never prosicuted! i say tear it down and put a memorial for those who suffered and died at that horrible place.

~bitter~

It's showing them they are here and we do care. Maybe something to put them at peace!

Suchen sie auf der Website, das ist Geschichte...

Neuruppin.webstolica.ru

Посмотрите на сайт, это тоже история...

OK....now this shot just "speaks to me". :).....I keep coming back....it's perfectly framed....the colors...and the red door with the bit of blue...this building has the most interesting rooms...but I think it 's because of how you capture it....through your eyes. Simply divine ;)

Just love this shot!...this would make a great wall paper too :)

You are simply a fantastic artist!...your camera your tool....just love the angles you choose to shoot. This is just too cool :)

My mother was one of the last patients to leave the asylum back in the early 90's I was born in 1989 and didnt know my mother for the first few years of my life i have always wanted to go and explore this place as the stories i hear from people are not very good ones with regards to the treatment of patients while they were in there apparently there were many suicides often on a weekly basis but these patients were tormented and abused mentally and physically on a daily basis i think only the people that were there at the time will know the truth perhaps guilty or not.....

Hmm, I'm speechless. I do wonder what it would be like to explore this place while on shrooms.

mission acomplished

I 100% agree with Zebra

Breathtaking.