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Chapter I: Escape 

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UTOPIA ESCAPE Chateau Robert balcony abandon palm tree ruin collapsed sunlight Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography the imagination
UTOPIA ESCAPE Abandoned bridge abandonment light white ocher symmetry geometry Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography l imaginarium
UTOPIA EVASION Villa la B Lake major balcony ruin dawn Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography l imaginarium
UTOPIA ESCAPE Abandoned house cliff ruin light sun sea Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography l' imagination
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Chapter II: Another world

UTOPIA OTHER WORLD Villa tree tree ruin staircase vegetation ivy orange white romantic Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography the imaginarium
UTOPIA OTHER WORLD Chateau Clairdôme abandoned staircase vegetation ivy dome blue white romantic Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography the imaginarium
UTOPIA OTHER WORLD Palazzo abandoned staircase ruin vegetation ivy blue white romantic Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photograph the imaginarium
UTOPIA OTHER WORLD Castle ruin abandoned spiral staircase vegetation Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography imagination
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Chapter III: Origins 

UTOPIA ORIGINS Colony abandoned Spiral staircase yellow ocher abandoned ruin Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography l imaginarium
UTOPIA ORIGINS Chateau Return of the King ruins stairs light orange ocher yellow green Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography the imaginarium
UTOPIA ORIGINS spiral staircase yellow ocher abandoned light ruin Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography l' imagination
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Chapter IV: Mysteries 

UTOPIA MYSTERIES Palazzo Fresco light chiaroscuro frescoes wall paintings abandoned Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography the imagination
UTOPIA MYSTERIES Palazzo blue gold ocher yellow light dark dark wall paintings abandoned vegetation Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography the imaginarium
UTOPIA MYSTERIES Villa Grazia Stairs light ocher yellow orange light dark white murals abandoned Photography gallery art artistic artist Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins poetry silent poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography. the imagination
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Chapter V: Innocence 

UTOPIA CANDEUR Angels Chapel angel violin white light white vegetation urbex abandoned mystic ruins Photography gallery art artistic artist Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins poetry silent poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography the imaginarium
UTOPIA CANDEUR Chateau light white white urbex abandoned mystic ruins Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography l imaginarium
UTOPIA CANDEUR Palazzo di L Chapel white light white urbex abandoned mystic ruins Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography the imaginarium
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Chapter VI: Harmony 

UTOPIA HARMONY Blue baths basin water light blue green mystery abandoned ruin Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photograph the imaginarium
UTOPIA HARMONY House village ghost window balcony flowers vegetation wild light green mystery abandoned ruin Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins poetry silent poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography the imaginarium
UTOPIA HARMONY Villa Mint hall light orange green mint mystery abandoned ruin Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photograph the imaginarium
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Chapter VII: Hopes 

UTOPIA HOPES Chiesa Di Verde abandonment paintings flower orange green window Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography the imagination
UTOPIA ESPOIRS Chapel ruin abandonment paintings flower pink orange green vegetation door window Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography the imaginarium
UTOPIA ESPOIRS Canopy greenhouse abandoned abandonment orange green vegetation door flower stained glass Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photograph the imaginarium
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Chapter VIII: Dawn 

UTOPIA AUBE Villa La B balcony lake major light morning red rose ruin abandoned Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography the imaginarium
UTOPIA AUBE Palazzo vegetation autumn yellow orange ocher light morning ruin Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography . the imagination
UTOPIA AUBE Cloister abandoned vegetation light morning ruin Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography imaginarium
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Chapter IX: Twilight 

UTOPIA DUSK Palazzo Oro sunset evening light ruin abandonment fireplace wallpaper gold purple grandiose Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins poetry silent poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin overgrown romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography the imaginarium
UTOPIA CREPUSCULE Casino sunset evening light vegetation grandiose ruin Photography gallery art artist artistic Imaginary daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photograph the imaginarium
UTOPIA DUSK Grotto of love eye of the Panda Etretat sunset evening light rock sea cliff grandiose Photography gallery art artist artistic Imagination daydreams ballad ode travel dreamlike ruins silent poetry poetic silence dream dream mystical other world other time ruin invaded vegetation romanticism romantic Urbex urban exploration abandoned abandoned sophie balmary imaginarium urbex art photography imaginarium
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Once upon a time,   L' imaginarium

The imaginarium Sophie Balmary illustration Iris Durand illustrator illustration of a blue bird expressing dreams and freedom of the soul
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