Among all those who visit abandoned places, he has drawn inspiration from the 'stalkers'—explorers depicted in Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 film of the same name and the 1972 science fiction novel Roadside Picnic. Stalker explore 'shadow zones' with the utmost respect, without invasion or tampering. They are 'guests' and explorers of structures forged by the hand of man, often abandoned, in ruins, forgotten, desolate or made off-limits.
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