The Empty Project: Alabama (2)

In January 2020 I posted "The Empty Project: Alabama (1)", so here we are with part two in this series. My introduction to that one:

"I can't live without empty chairs."
-Karl Kraus

For some time now I've been photographing scenes without people inside the "built environment", as they say. Make of these photos what you will.

What is emptiness, anyway??

More information/comments are below the photos. 

Branch Books 2 in Cullman
December 5, 2024

Fayette Art Museum
July 19, 2024

Back porch, Huntsville, Alabama
September 23, 2024

Townley Rest Area
I've written here about this legendary spot in rural Alabama.
July 19, 2024

Tornado or root shelter
County Road 35 in Pelham
June 20, 2024

This lot is very close to our house and it was being cleared for a new construction. This structure was about the last thing to go; a log cabin sat on the property when we moved to our current house in 1995. An article about tornado shelters, root cellars and such in north Alabama by Abraham Rowe can be found in the annual publication of the Alabama Folklife Association, Tributaries #18, 2024. 

Former site of a Pizza Hut, with a Travelodge being demolished in the background
Pelham, Alabama
September 30, 2024

The first Travelodge opened in San Diego in 1940 and the firm became one of the earliest motel chains in the United States. 

Center for Vein Restoration
Valleydale Road, Birmingham
September 18, 2024

TVs running in empty waiting rooms would seem to say something about American culture, but I'm not sure what. 

UAB Highlands Hospital waiting room
August 7, 2019