JPG: Stories: Photo Essay: My neighbourhood

My neighbourhood

By Olivier Scher

17 Oct 2009

I live in a small village, close to the center of Strasbourg in eastern France.

Walking around my flat I noticed that houses where all looking the same depending of the street you where in. It is very funny to identify these houses series that have been built at particular periods. I would say they are all different but all the same at the same time...

Finally their main common characteristic is the presence of a garden that make all of inhabitant playing with their lawnmower nearly every week-end during spring and summer if weather's good enough for this activity !

My neighbourhood (serie)

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6 responses

minno ramirez gave props (17 Oct 2009):
great "new topographics" serie and love your neighborhood!!! :-)
nö gave props (18 Oct 2009):
awesome essay!
nö added a link (18 Oct 2009):
Little boxes on the hillside,

Little boxes made of ticky tacky

Little boxes on the hillside,

Little boxes all the same (www.youtube.com)
Zerina Phillip gave props (19 Oct 2009):
From my computer desk, I visited many country. Today is France. Thanks for sharing.
Maura Wolfson-Foster gave props (20 Oct 2009):
"Weeds" - thanks no :) Love the photos/essay....which one is your's Olivier? voted.
Olivier Scher said (21 Oct 2009):
Mine is not here ;-) I live in a small building left to the first picture !