I am very interested in the way that, things age and eventually return to the earth. These barrels are too deteriorated to be used again, and will probably not be recycled. How long will it be before they are gone altogether? Will the iron in them one day nourish plants that grow in humus that has accumulated above them?

The textures shown in this photograph remind me of the lines and wrinkles in our faces as we grow old. Both tell the story of a life lived. Here is a closer look: