THE STORY BEHIND…

Try imagining this old green racing car in its heyday. It brings a tear to our eye that it has been left to grow old in this abandoned factory. The car, once used for driving at top speed, is now standing still, facing a wall. It won’t be going anywhere anytime soon, if ever again. This photograph shows us two opposites: progress and aging, and how the two do not go hand in hand.

Astrid’s eighteen part photography series as part of The Awesome collection tracks her urban exploration of abandoned buildings across Europe.