You Were Here
@youwerehereonce.bsky.social
I document ephemeral evidence of you. Where you were, what you wrote, maybe what you forgot, or lost.
The evidence that You Were Here.
I am located in Chattanooga, TN. If you recognize any of people or items posted please DM me to arrange a return.
The evidence that You Were Here.
I am located in Chattanooga, TN. If you recognize any of people or items posted please DM me to arrange a return.
Andy Graye with a hidden message under this work desk. We found it. You were here.
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
September 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Andy Graye with a hidden message under this work desk. We found it. You were here.
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
An empty case for Ian's Hot Wheels. Someone painted a car just for you. Your cars are gone, but someone loved you very much. You were here. #youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
September 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
An empty case for Ian's Hot Wheels. Someone painted a car just for you. Your cars are gone, but someone loved you very much. You were here. #youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
Strangers marked the passing of time in an empty office. They were gone, but you were here. #youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
August 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Strangers marked the passing of time in an empty office. They were gone, but you were here. #youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
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In the bookshop this morning:
PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”
CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *
CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”
PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”
CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *
CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”
August 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
In the bookshop this morning:
PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”
CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *
CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”
PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”
CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *
CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”
A handmade decoration. They smiled close by as you worked. You were here.
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
August 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
A handmade decoration. They smiled close by as you worked. You were here.
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
To Jack, from Jim. July 5, 1977. Found behind a cabinet. You were here.
August 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
To Jack, from Jim. July 5, 1977. Found behind a cabinet. You were here.
August 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
To Jack, from Jim. July 5, 1977. Found behind a cabinet. You were here.
A note from a friend, and an old gift. You were here. #youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
August 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A note from a friend, and an old gift. You were here. #youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
Anna Evans, born September 2004, weighing 8 pounds. Someone kept you close, precious thing. While they were gone...you were here.
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
August 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Anna Evans, born September 2004, weighing 8 pounds. Someone kept you close, precious thing. While they were gone...you were here.
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
From Mike - enjoy! A post it long forgotten. You were here.
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
August 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
From Mike - enjoy! A post it long forgotten. You were here.
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
A rare #political post from me. It is not my focus for this project. But, found evidence of the past is what I am about.
We've been here before. A newspaper clipping from 2003. We were here.
#redrawingmaps #gerrymander #texaspolitics #themorethingschangethemoretheystaythesame #gopcheaters
We've been here before. A newspaper clipping from 2003. We were here.
#redrawingmaps #gerrymander #texaspolitics #themorethingschangethemoretheystaythesame #gopcheaters
August 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A rare #political post from me. It is not my focus for this project. But, found evidence of the past is what I am about.
We've been here before. A newspaper clipping from 2003. We were here.
#redrawingmaps #gerrymander #texaspolitics #themorethingschangethemoretheystaythesame #gopcheaters
We've been here before. A newspaper clipping from 2003. We were here.
#redrawingmaps #gerrymander #texaspolitics #themorethingschangethemoretheystaythesame #gopcheaters
A magnet and two smiling faces. Love was here. You were here. #youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
August 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
A magnet and two smiling faces. Love was here. You were here. #youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology
Two photographs, undated. Loved ones, and a plane crash. You were here. #youwerehere #photography #art #amateuranthropology
August 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Two photographs, undated. Loved ones, and a plane crash. You were here. #youwerehere #photography #art #amateuranthropology
On a column, you recorded your heights, like parents measuring their growing children. These will be washed or painted over when the building is given up. You were here. #youwerehere #amateuranthropology #art #photography
August 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
On a column, you recorded your heights, like parents measuring their growing children. These will be washed or painted over when the building is given up. You were here. #youwerehere #amateuranthropology #art #photography
Phone issues. I'm back.
August 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Phone issues. I'm back.
Not a discovered artifact, but an impression all the same. Your single footprint in the sand, to be washed away in time. "All life is transient, a dream."
You were here. #youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology #babylon5
You were here. #youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology #babylon5
August 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Not a discovered artifact, but an impression all the same. Your single footprint in the sand, to be washed away in time. "All life is transient, a dream."
You were here. #youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology #babylon5
You were here. #youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology #babylon5
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To Dad, from Chase. I found a folder stuffed with family photos and a thousand drawings in crayon and pencil, rendering in color and graphite a child who knew you loved fishing, and that you knew these treasures, were love. You were here. #5. #art #youwerehere #photography #amateuranthropology
July 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
To Dad, from Chase. I found a folder stuffed with family photos and a thousand drawings in crayon and pencil, rendering in color and graphite a child who knew you loved fishing, and that you knew these treasures, were love. You were here. #5. #art #youwerehere #photography #amateuranthropology
To Dad, from Mary. 1994. Your daughter's love was here. You were here. #4.
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology #ephemeralevidence #demolitiondiscoveries
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology #ephemeralevidence #demolitiondiscoveries
July 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
To Dad, from Mary. 1994. Your daughter's love was here. You were here. #4.
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology #ephemeralevidence #demolitiondiscoveries
#youwerehere #art #photography #amateuranthropology #ephemeralevidence #demolitiondiscoveries
Sun exposure and thumbtacks are the evidence. You were here. #3. #youwerehere #ephemeralevidence #photography #art #amateuranthropology
July 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Sun exposure and thumbtacks are the evidence. You were here. #3. #youwerehere #ephemeralevidence #photography #art #amateuranthropology
July 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
You were here #1.
July 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
You were here #1.