i've always had a thing for empty pools, especially abandon forgotten ones. it probably started when i first saw empire of the sun in which the young character jim makes his way back to his parents mansion to find all there belongings taken and an empty pool in the yard collecting leaves and dirty rain water.

this particular pool in the photo seems to be long forgotten on the roof top of my office. plastic molded deck chairs faded to a pale yellow and powder blue, you could put your ear to the concrete and almost hear the slapping of wet feet as they circled the pool long ago.

maybe it's just envy that i grew up without a pool, as did most everyone else in my hometown. no, we weren't poor, just six months of harsh winter doesn't leave much time for outdoor swimming unless you plan on using it for a skating rink for most of the year.

thinking i had something original here in taking photos of empty pools i did an internet search of other photographers that might have published the same type of material and i came across a book by an artist i've already mentioned on vudeja back in october. viggo mortensen's book titled "hole in the sun" described as "a series that documents and abstracts the urban backyard swimming pool as monument"

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