Artist's statement - Portal
The doorway or entrance of a building is the first thing you see when you go to someone's home. What's behind the façade? Does it reflect the person that lives there? What's it like inside? All these questions come to mind when you first approach.
Why did I record these and did I know the people behind the doorways? Where are the images from?
These are the usual questions I'm asked. Like many photographers, I revel in the found object, I find the recording of the images strangely absorbing but, after five years of working on this project, should it come to an end? I don't think so, not just yet - I'm still searching for the essence of 'home'. Perhaps when I've found it I'll stop.
![Shutters and doorways Study No.1 - Architectural study by Mark Burley, a photographer in Ashburton, Devon.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b981823-fce2-4693-b0f4-34a1c77c3485/0/0/0/0,0,681,1024,700,1024/0-0-0/e9e44969-e31e-4ebc-8df8-4c1df2437232/1/1/MJB_5244+-+Version+2.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037484729~hmac=8f374b19964c973b010b9c115cf52c3fafcd185a69a967492458a9fdade9ec3d)
Shutters and doorways study No.1 - Old Pollença, Mallorca
![Shutters and doorways study - Old Pollença, Mallorca by Mark Burley, a photographer in Ashburton, Devon.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b981823-fce2-4693-b0f4-34a1c77c3485/0/0/0/0,0,681,1024,700,1024/0-0-0/db5905cd-e207-452e-bb62-0f3b78cbcfed/1/1/MJB_6891+-+Version+2.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037484729~hmac=8f374b19964c973b010b9c115cf52c3fafcd185a69a967492458a9fdade9ec3d)
Shutters and doorways study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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![Shutters and doorways study by Mark Burley, a photographer in Ashburton, Devon.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b981823-fce2-4693-b0f4-34a1c77c3485/0/0/0/0,0,682,1024,700,1024/0-0-0/c9334c1b-32f5-4491-85f2-a1edfe62cf83/1/1/MJB_7008+-+Version+2.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037484730~hmac=00cd650bd7c0638e733e1da2e721254d305100db917cae0b39866a635f0034bb)
Shutters and doorways study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Shutters and doorways study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Shutters and doorways study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Shutters and doorways study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Shutters and doorways study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Shutters and studs study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Shutters study - Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway study - Pollença, Mallorca
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Door-knocker study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Twin doorway study - Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway and bolt study - Pollença, Mallorca
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Shutters and bolt study - Pollença, Mallorca
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Door-knocker study - Pollença, Mallorca
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Twin doorway study - Alcudia, Mallorca
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Twin doorway study - Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway study - Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Twin doorway study - Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway and shadows study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Twin Shutter study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Twin Shutter study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Twin Shutter study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Twin Shutter study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Twin Shutter study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Twin Shutter study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway study - Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway study - Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway study - Pollença, Mallorca
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Doorway study - Old Pollença, Mallorca
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