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Reclamation: Abandoned Desert Homes Swallowed by Sand

by Jesse Yang (United States of America)

United Arab Emirates

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The hot Arabian Desert sand slowly overtakes one of many homes in this abandoned village. Although abandoned it is not forgotten, as evidenced by traces of ongoing human activity and items left behind.
The hot Arabian Desert sand slowly overtakes one of many homes in this abandoned village. Although abandoned it is not forgotten, as evidenced by traces of ongoing human activity and items left behind.
The liquid sand poured itself into this home, replacing the occupants who once moved freely between rooms.
The liquid sand poured itself into this home, replacing the occupants who once moved freely between rooms.
What was once swept outside has found its way into a home and settled into a room with a view.
What was once swept outside has found its way into a home and settled into a room with a view.
The colorful, patterned pillar stands in solid defiance. Perhaps used to foot traffic flowing around it, it refuses to be swallowed by the sand. Instead, it continues to hold up the structure it supports.
The colorful, patterned pillar stands in solid defiance. Perhaps used to foot traffic flowing around it, it refuses to be swallowed by the sand. Instead, it continues to hold up the structure it supports.
Perhaps the occupants who put up wallpaper of a lush landscape was their means of escape from the reality of being surrounded by arid desert. The wallpaper will continue to fade as nature eventually reclaims what we forget and leave behind.
Perhaps the occupants who put up wallpaper of a lush landscape was their means of escape from the reality of being surrounded by arid desert. The wallpaper will continue to fade as nature eventually reclaims what we forget and leave behind.

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