An impressive silhouette seen from the A-44 between Granada and Jaen, this relic of Spain’s “good times” stood red and proud. The land around it was still clearly used for farming, however there was no sign of anyone living in this building – instead a small casita (little house) could be seen about a mile away and an old man smoking, slaving over an oilly motorbike; this was a sure sign of the depression that has hit Spain hard – especially in rural areas reliant upon agriculture. No farming family could afford to live in a house like that these days, and in fact, the younger generation was nowhere to be seen… A common story for farming families, not just in Spain but all over Europe. A culture becoming lost in modernity, a way of life, lost in the rubble.
Lost in the Rubble ~ Jessica Kim 