STREET FINDS- Research

We had to find things to collect and display that most people wouldn't think to collect. I did think of cigarettes as I liked the idea of the different butt lengths and the different degree of yellow stain you would get, but due to the smell and the hygiene was advised it wasn't a good idea. Chewing gum was another idea, but again like cigarettes not that ideal.

I then saw while walking around gas cylinders and coffee cup lids. I liked the idea of collecting these, as you often see them, and they can be found in totally different states, depending on how long they have been left to litter the streets, and how abused they have been by pedestrians, cars and the weather. Some are totally squashed, others are as good as knew, they are also different brands so this adds to the variety. As well as the visual differences, I liked the idea that they had all been handled by different people, people I had probably never met before and that they all would have had a story to tell. The coffee cup stories, could be people on their own deep in thought or having conversations with other people. The gas cylinders usually filled with nitrous oxide are normally inhaled through a balloon for laughing gas for people who want to hear their voices change and have a laugh.

I also added leaves to my collections, not such a unusual subject, but the colours and forms are quite beautiful that I wanted to be able to display them. Again they are something taken for granted by many people, yet they are all have their own personality and this should be noticed.

Another idea I had, was to photograph different bricks and tiles that you find on walls and houses. There is one wall where I live that is made up of many different tiles and bricks, so as a starting point I used this to get a mix of tiles and bricks. I've always noticed this wall as it was so extraordinary so it was good to get a chance to focus on it and make a collection out of its variety of tiles and bricks.

PART ONE- 2018

PART ONE- 2018

COLLECTION 1

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