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After August: Marietta Varga's photographs that consider life after summer

"What happens with all those coastal holiday homes at Lake Balaton during the course of the year that holidaymakers fill with buzz and joy every summertime?" asks photographer Marietta Varga. "How does the atmosphere of these spaces alter once autumn comes? In what ways do we endeavor to preserve the memories and moments of summer in order to be able to recall them whenever we need to?"

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Via Creative Boom submission. All images copyright of Marietta Varga

Via Creative Boom submission. All images copyright of Marietta Varga

In her series, inspired by childhood memories, Marietta hopes to respond to these questions. Choosing a summer house in Siófok as the location, which embodies the interior design of Hungary in the 1970s and '80s, her images are a peculiar mix of nostalgia, melancholy and the passing of time.

But like her previous work, this is only the beginning. In this "first chapter" of her new series, we meet a woman called Sári, inside her summer house.

To discover more, visit www.mariettavarga.com or follow Marietta on Instagram.

Woman with long dark hair wearing a pink shirt, gazing to the side against a neutral grey background
Woman with eyes closed resting her head on a table with red grapes draped across her hair and forehead
Woman in a cream dress standing on a striped bed, holding a wooden wardrobe against a patterned wallpapered wall in a 1970s-style summer house interior
Woman holding a fabric pouch filled with clear beads, tied with a floral patterned cloth bow
Woman in light blue pyjamas reclining on white pillows against wallpapered wall with pale green leaf pattern
Woman sitting on a wooden table between two patterned chairs in a retro-styled room with floral wallpaper and a mirror on the wall
Woman in a floral dress stands gazing out of a window in a minimalist 1970s-style room with red patterned carpet and wooden ceiling
Woman in red t-shirt sitting on a woven chair in a 1970s-style summer house interior with vertical blinds and windows
Woman in white shirt lying on blue-grey bed in a 1970s-style summer house interior with floral wallpaper
A woman in a green cardigan sits on a green-tiled bathroom floor against white subway-tiled walls, holding a telephone handset in a 1970s-style summer house
Woman with dark hair wearing a red patterned garment stands between tall wooden wardrobes in a 1970s-style interior, arms outstretched
Woman in green top reclines in wooden chair by large windows with brown and yellow curtains in a 1970s-style summer house interior
Hand holding a green plastic bag against a white ruffled blouse in a 1970s-80s Hungarian summer house interior
Woman with dark hair wearing a colourful patterned shirt against a green diamond-patterned wallpaper backdrop
Woman lying on a patterned floor wearing a white quilted gilet and mauve top, viewed from above
Woman lying upside down on a green bed in a retro 1970s summer house, wearing a floral patterned outfit and white socks
Woman in yellow jumper standing on green bed beside billowing yellow and white curtains in retro-styled summer house interior
Woman sitting in a beige armchair drinking from a glass in a sunlit 1970s-style summer house interior
Woman in white top holding a yellow ball, standing in a retro interior with floral wallpaper and a green-framed mirror reflecting her image
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