Spanish Ghosts; Spain’s Abandoned Architecture (Photographs by Mark Parascandola). Biagio Fine Chocolate – October 2 to 31, 2009 | Spain DC

Spanish Ghosts; Spain’s Abandoned Architecture (Photographs by Mark Parascandola). Biagio Fine Chocolate – October 2 to 31, 2009

The landscape of Spain is dotted with abandoned structures, ghosts of a multi-layered history. Preserved in the arid climate, these architectural remains reveal the impact of time, weather, and transient visitors who have left their own mark. The subjects in this series of photographs include the Carabanchel prison in Madrid, a salt-eroded church on the coast of Almeria, leftover “spaghetti western” film sets, and the Cortijo del Fraile, the site of events that inspired Federico Garcia Lorca’s Blood Wedding.

Mark Parascandola is a photographer based in Washington DC with family roots in Almeria in the south of Spain.