Frozen in time

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

© Niki Feijen

Decaying and abandoned family homes that remain almost exactly as they were left have been captured on film by Dutch photographer Niki Feijen.

In a series of haunting photographs taken at secret locations across western Europe, Feijen shows furniture, ornaments and personal momentoes frozen in time.

His Disciple of Decay collection features a neatly-made bed in a rotting farmhouse, an empty armchair in an abandoned home, and a spiral staircase in a deserted monastry.

To find out more about Feijen, visit his website www.nikifeijen.nl.