‘Secrets behind spaces’: 12 chilling photographs of abandoned places in Illinois and their history
Disused factories, abandoned prisons, dominating sky scrapers and hidden homes. Peep through the lens of photographer Lisa Beard to discover the secrets behind the doors of these forgotten places…
Joliet Prison
Guard area outside of a prison entrance (Lisa Beard)
Skinny spiral passageway from top to bottom floor in the administration building (Lisa Beard)
Goodman Manufacturing Company
A beautiful, window-covered rooftop (Lisa Beard)
Steel-toe work shoes (Lisa Beard)
Savanna Army Depot
Aluminum tunnel leading to the Mercury Stop (Lisa Beard)
Overgrowth (Lisa Beard)
The Damen Silos
The Damen Silos (Lisa Beard)
Poetry and writing covers many of the inside walls of the remaining buildings (Lisa Beard)
The Huntley Grease Factory
Ceiling level (Lisa Beard)
Junked vans, cars, and trucks lead to the old factory (Lisa Beard)
Abandoned homes
Not my grandma (Lisa Beard)
Roll top desk and living room (Lisa Beard)
(Lisa Beard)
These photograph’s have been taken from Lisa Beard’s new book Abandoned Illinois: Secrets behind the spaces. In various rural and city places across Illinois, Lisa uses her camera and her imagination to capture the stories of industrialisation, families, and significant moments in history. Among the settings photographed and explored is a prison, an army depot, a factory and various homes.
Lisa Beard is a fine art photographer who also enjoys mixed media work and writing. Lisa has always been drawn to art, particularly photography that tells stories. Much of Lisa’s signature work contains elements of juxtaposition, often through light and dark imagery, beauty and destruction, and the idea of illusion versus reality. Her first book, Abandoned Illinois: Secrets behind the spaces has been published by Fonthill Media and will be available to buy on 28 January 2019.
