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Picture Show: The Abandoned Rooms of the El Dorado Hotel
When people champion transformations in urban areas, they often words like "renewal" and "revitalization," as rundown buildings get gutted,...
01.09.10
"The initial compulsion came from the immediate experience of the interior of the building—feeling the intimacy of the spaces and these people's lives," says Sotelo. "I went back there for at least fifteen times. I would go on a Friday at about three in the morning and climb up into this building with my equipment, as well as power bars and toilet paper and water. I would lie down and wait for the sun to come up, and then I would chase the light around the building all day, photographing obsessively. I was there alone with all of this history. I felt a little bit like some of these archeologist poking around in tombs, except that I could easily read and identify with what I found."
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