How did the deserted sofa bring joy and mystery to an English village

It was the flash of inspiration that put the community pictures project in the movement.

On the morning of the quiet Sunday in early April, in the rural village of Lydrouk, England, photographer Alex Elton Wall jumped out of bed.

For weeks, he passed a seat sofa with the same two seats, which was abandoned on a piece of waste in the center of the village. But that morning, we acknowledge something.

“I just jumped from the bed and said,” I am doing it, I am doing it, “said Elton Wall As it happens Host Nil Köksal.

Alton Wall, a self-described amateur photographer and a passion for capturing the life of society, was inspired by the contrast between the comfortable family sofa and its wild forests-and he saw the extraordinary preparation as an opportunity to create a “snapshot” for his community.

On the day he finally decided to act on the idea that was brewing for a while. Publish a message in the local Facebook group, and called on residents to participate.

He wrote: “I know this is a strange request, but I love taking pictures of people on the sofa.”

Society joins in

To the joy of the Tunon Wall, the community not only responded-I gathered.

On the first day of taking pictures, Elton-Lall arrived with his camera at 10 am, and he was not packed until 8 pm

“There was this continuous flow of people who saw this position or even the people who just traveled and saw there this strange man was taking pictures,” he said.

During the next few weeks, 170 people were filmed. Some came alone. Others put on their families or in groups. Elleon Wall said that the photos ranged between the official to the imagination-each of the unique reflection of the person sitting on the sofa.

Oliver Gladstone, who runs local leaflets, appeared with a selection of leaflets.

Claire and Kiki Smart contributed to a model for half and sheep of the lower human being, and soon the preferred pillars have become the most strange pictures.

Some elements appeared simply without explanation.

“Very quickly after the first day of taking photographs with people, a side table appeared in a magical way of nothingness, and (then) the reflector of light and a preserved plant with a bowl,” Elton Wall said.

Soon after, the abandoned sofa turned into a complete-air living room completely with curtains and a window frame.

Why everyone shared

LYDBROOK, a home of approximately 1500 to 1,600 people, is a previous industrial mining village known as its narrow interconnected society and its fun spirit, according to Elton Wall.

“People love fun and harm,” he said.

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So, when home objects began to appear quietly around the sofa, many Tumps returned to it again.

“I think only people (think) this is fun at a time when the world is serious … (with) a lot of dangerous things,” said Elton Wall.

A public group has been created on the sofa Facebook and now has more than 600 members. People publish their own photos, speculate on the origins of the pillars that appear in mysterious circumstances and share stories behind the scenes from the growing photo archive.

“The project has truly united society and brought a truly enjoyable sense of society’s pride,” said Jenny Hodgson, who wore her clothes in the 1940s and a gas mask to celebrate the eighty anniversary of victory on Europe’s day.

The photo project also carries a deeper purpose.

ETON-Wall is now assembled pictures in a photo book, which will be sold at the Summer Village Gallery. All revenues will go towards an effort to collect local donations to build a new stadium for children.

The photo book will also be a reminder of sadness of a unique moment in the history of the village.

But as memories were preserved, something unexpected happened.

On Tuesday morning, Elton Wall discovered a shocking and disappointing: the sofa disappeared.

Along with her, the entire temporary living room disappeared – window frame, curtains, coffee table, side table, a vessel preserved, all – quietly removed without trace.

“I took my last picture of a person sitting on the sofa,” Elon Wall said.