remembrance day of the last service in the church of St. Martinus before it was deconsecrated and later demolished; every citizen of the village received a stone from the masonry of the church on this day. former village of borschemich, germany // 11-2014 © 2014 waidwund-photo
church in morning haze – east frisian island spiekeroog, germany // 10-2015 © 2015 waidwund-photo
before rededication church which is now a trampoline park and vr-room. in 2018 the bell tower was torn down due to concrete rot. city of reuver, the netherlands // 07-2014 © 2014 waidwund-photo
vanishing landscapes these pictures show the church of St. Martinus (built 1906 – 1907) in the former village of Borschemich. the whole place fell victim to the Garzweiler opencast mine, everything you see here no longer exists and has become part of a giant hole located in the far west of Germany. 1 _ view of the interior of St. Martinus church on the day of its last service on november 23, 2014. 2 _ picture of the remains of Borschemich on february 21, 2016 with the still standing church tower, the nave had already been demolished at this point, the tower followed 3 days later. former village borschemich, germany // 11-2014 /// 02-2016 © 2014 & 2016 waidwund-photo
church rooftop – city of margraten, the netherlands // 12-2019 © 2019 waidwund-photo
misty winterday at the left lower rhine area, germany // 02-2019 © 2019 waidwund-photo
