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Altar

surly girl

it was for the toaster. you know - the holy toast.

*runs away*

Location: Salesian School  Gallery: Forgotten Prayers

Vast

surly girl

i can't imagine anything worse than lying there, legs akimbo, while various elderly aunts tut about the state of your bikini line (we used to take it all off in my day, dear) and comment on the size of your arse. bruh.

Location: Cynthia Lee Memorial Hospital  Gallery: Debris

Isolation

surly girl

i know it's my umpteenth comment of the day, but i'm really interested in what ang said about the light switches (like in the pink room). were these patient rooms?

Location: Gravesend Asylum  Gallery: Thorazine Dream

Ward 5

surly girl

i've just read this thread - may i say how much i enjoyed the phrase "chubby apparition"...ooh! look everyone! it's the ghost of mickey rooney!

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness

Light

surly girl

so. to sum up - this one is creepy then?

*sighs*

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness

Exit Hallway

surly girl

ooh! my new favourite picture. um, for today, obviously. well, for the next ten minutes, at least....

Location: Cliffside Hospital  Gallery: Secret Things

Crib

surly girl

sianaby, as a fellow uk resident i'd be interested to hear your sources for the died at birth/asylum/drowning thing. not something i've heard of..

Location: Fuller State School and Hospital  Gallery: Disturbed

Markmaster

surly girl

i think novocaine was referrring to all the "ooh, was that where they tortured them?" comments from spidergirl at the beginning of this gallery...

Location: Fuller State School and Hospital  Gallery: Disturbed

Violent Ward

surly girl

maybe it's not a lack of empathy. maybe it's more that these are places that those with an interest might otherwise never get to see. i personally think motts photographs in an extremely emotional way, which is dispassionate and personal at the same time. i haven't explained that very well...um...i think what i'm trying to say is that everyone's response is valid to them. appreciation is a personal thing - what you "get", someone else may not - it doesn't mean they're not thinking, it just means they're not writing it down.

right. i'll shut up now

*wanders off*

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: Mental Floss

Security Glass

surly girl

i love the "howdy" sticker. marvellous.

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

Deadon

surly girl

oh, go on then.

lynne?

Location: Metropolitan State Hospital  Gallery: Clarity

Long Tunnel

surly girl

um.....

*considers above comment but doesn't know where to begin*

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: A Grand Tour

Deadon

surly girl

*blushes prettily*

Location: Metropolitan State Hospital  Gallery: Clarity

Concussion

surly girl

i hope you left the 'blood' there. that'd give the next people in there something to talk about....

oh, and i keep expecting her eyes to pop open. thanks for that...

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: Cupid's Demise

Deadon

surly girl

shawn - joke. joke - shawn.

there. now the introductions are over with, shall we carry on?

Location: Metropolitan State Hospital  Gallery: Clarity

Dark Angles

surly girl

um, clothes?

Location: Riverside State Hospital  Gallery: Wonderland

Prone Standers

surly girl

thanks lynne - i've been browsing the comments over the last few days and was sure you'd know the answer!

Location: Mesa State Training School  Gallery: Recovery

Prone Standers

surly girl

was there any sort of activity/stimulation offered for people in these? or, if one of these is required, is that not necessary?

Location: Mesa State Training School  Gallery: Recovery

Rock Collection

surly girl

can you immagine being the office junior in the geology dept at the university?

"just pop over to the store room and get me the third tray down, would you? take a torch tho, it's dark over there"

"....um...okay"

*resigns*

Location: Mesa State Training School  Gallery: Recovery