Through the lens of the photographer, empty places and abandoned spaces speak with a quiet intensity. Some are vast and stark, defined by their sparseness. Others are marked by human absence, crumbling into ruins or left to time’s decay. Both invite us to wonder: Who was here? What remains? And why does it still speak to us?

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Praxis Gallery presents photographic art that explores the visual and emotional weight of absence and abandonment. From derelict factories and rural ruins to neglected homes, civic buildings, or landscapes emptied of presence, we invite images that document decay—or transform emptiness into something poetic, symbolic, or surreal.