Guardians: The school we lived in
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Guardians: The school we lived in comprises a series of pictures by a photographic artist known as Enter HUMAN.
![The Balancer](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/13741/production/_96718697_guardian_thebalancer.jpg)
The portraits capture those living as property guardians, staying in a disused school in Hackney Downs in London.
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The school was built in 1969 and in use until 2014 for children with learning difficulties. The guardians lived in the property for 14 months before the building was demolished.
![The Mixer](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/C60E/production/_96720705_guardian_themixer.jpg)
The artist lived in the school, her first stint as a property guardian.
![The Healer](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/17D42/production/_96720679_guardian_thehealer.jpg)
“There is always another room to discover, buttons to definitely not press, and an overall sense of uncovering a secret, satisfying the human intrigue with abandoned places," she said.
![The Dynamo](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/B9F2/production/_96720674_guardian_thedynamo.jpg)
Enter HUMAN felt she had to document the building, the guardians and the school’s last purpose.