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Tim May | all galleries >> :: EUROPE - A collection of Galleries:: >> Iceland - A Collection of Galleries:: >> GALLERY:: Reykjavik - Hence and Hither and Thither - July 2009 > Economic Sunset
Reykjavik, Iceland - July 2009
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29-JUL-2009

Economic Sunset
Reykjavik, Iceland - July 2009


Iceland has suffered greatly from the world-wide financial meltdown. This picture represents that meltdown both symbolically through the sunset and actually if you look closely at the big building - it is completely empty. High hope built this high rise, but so far, those hopes are unfulfilled.

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Iris Maybloom (irislm)19-Aug-2009 19:45
Very poignant statement. One of those images that requires no words to communicate its sentiment.
sunlightpix19-Aug-2009 00:24
An achingly sad and hollow portrait. v
Phil Douglis18-Aug-2009 21:16
What a striking comment on the bad loans that bankrupted this country. We can see right through the building. It was built on a dream, yet there was no substance there to save it when push came to shove.