This past Monday, after much research, my friend and I decided to check out an old abandoned paper mill in the town of Eberswalde. It’s a small town about an hour outside of Berlin. We weren’t exactly sure how it would go, as this was both our first time sneaking into an abandoned building to take photos.
There is a lot of history about this factory, which I will only touch on very very briefly. Heegermühler Papiermühle was built in 1762 by Daniel G. Schlotter. In 1876 the factory underwent reconstruction and modernization. From 1928-1929 there was an emergence of a huge hall (reinforced concrete) and it contained the most modern paper machine in Europe. In 1945, the factory downgraded. The factory had a new owner in 1946, with its name changing to Papiermühle Wolfswinkel. In 1994, the factory went bankrupt and shut down. I found this short timeline at Papierfabrik Wolfswinkel (In Deutsch).
The factory is actually quite big, containing a central building and small buildings surrounding it. After sneaking through some posts, my friend and I wandered around for a little while until we heard a dog barking. It sounded very close, as if it were in one of the empty buildings. My friend and I froze and stared at each other. “Where do you think it came from?” I whispered. We walked around part of the building and suddenly saw people carrying some belongings into a section of the mill. My friend approached them and gave a greeting, “Hallo, Guten Tag!” After a few minutes of talking with them, he returned back to me and explained that they were the owners of the abandoned factory. They said it was ok to go around and take pictures, but to stay towards the front of the mill and to be careful of the bad conditions of the buildings. We spent 3 hours exploring all the fantastic street art in the abandoned factory. We would’ve stayed longer, but it started to snow and the temperature was slowly dropping. There were so many things to take pictures of, I’ll be sharing more photos for the next few days!
It was a fun adventure and my friend and I hope to do a lot more exploring of abandoned buildings around the Berlin area!
It’s a decent sized mill. This is just a side of the central building.
This was the very first monster we spotted. He was a sneaky fella!
We turned around and came face to eyes with this little shy guy!
These slabs of concrete had little windows painted on them making it look like grundgy apartment buildings. They were so detailed that I actually thought a little person would stick their head out of a window to say hello!
We discovered this monster, in all his glory, in another part of the mill. I believe he and his little dragon rule this room.
Wow.. Coolness
the colours make them pop out from the derelict background, great street art. love them
Thank you! It was nice seeing all these colorful guys in such a forlorn place! The artist did a fantastic job with all the colors and shadows.
Very cool. Can’t wait to see more!!!
Thank you for stopping by! Hope you enjoy the next ones as much as these! =)
Wow, this is cool! Were these monsters really there or did you add them? 🙂
Heheh! They were really there =) Before I took that last picture (where they’re sitting on the pipe), I had to check exactly how they were perched so perfectly on that pipe. Especially that purple guy in the back with the long neck, he looked 3D! But they were just really good paintings on a wall =)
Berlin is the city I would love to shoot, Tracy. There is so much history that I want to see and click. Great post and info. u have an eye for detail and I love ur post processing skills. Graffiti at this place is cool, specially loved the 5th frame. it is so real.
Thank you very much for such a nice comment, Mayur! It really means a lot to me coming from such a talented photographer! You’re right about Berlin, there is a lot of history and a lot to see and do. It’s a great city for photographers! I’m glad you enjoyed my post! =)
Wow, that was an amazing discovery. amazing pieces of art. i actually thought the 3rd one was 3D!
The artist did such an excellent job on the shadows! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I like your panoramic shot of the street art in Austin!
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good find. informative. excellent photography
That is some wonderful street art. Big on the ART side. I love the little blue monster. He looks like he is three dimensional. Thanx a million
Love these photos. Sounds like a good day.
I love going into abandoned building and street art, so these sounds like a perfect day out to me 🙂
These images look great!
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I’m a little blown away. This was just so much fun to view. I was a little stunned and silent all the way through all three of these posts.
Hahah thats great to hear! I’m really glad you enjoyed my set. Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback, I appreciate it! =)
Cool! It looks like a fairy land (well, the dark side)
Hehehe, that’s what it felt like! Thanks for checking out my blog! =)
Thank you so much for liking my blog — so I could discover yours! Your photography is beautiful – you have a good eye for composition. And I LOVE your monsters series! Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
Thanks a bunch for the nice comment, JB! I enjoyed your blog, you have great photos and photography tips! Thank your for taking the time to visit mine!