The sunken Church of Bajaoen in Mapanuepe Lake. A place where so many knelt and prayed for help or forgiveness is now home to weeds and fishes.
These sunken churches speak to the ability of man to build wondrous places, as well his capacity to destroy. We flood whole villages for dams and reservoirs, but somehow the churches still stand, unconquerable above the water’s surface. A fact of nature, or a message from God?
The people of Graun tried hard to save their village, but to no avail, and 163 homes and 1,290 acres of farmland were drowned because of an electrical company’s wish to build a dam. The spire is all that remains of the dreams and aspirations of those who once lived there.