Theme consideration:
Consumption & Destruction
Disrespect
Background Information:
Littering- “Litter begets litter. Individuals are much more likely to litter into a littered environment. And once there, it attracts more litter.”
http://www.kab.org/site/PageServer?pagename=focus_litter_prevention
This Will Destroy You- Freedom Blade
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtv6V6n7UvM
Wall E
I know this is silly, but It sorta goes with my theme
Photographic References:
Bernd and Hilla Becher
Water Towers 1980
http://www.shanelavalette.com/images/journal/berndandhillabecher01.jpg
Casey Dunn’s Hoop Dreams
http://alexanderandsons.co/
Alec Soth
Luxora, Arkansas 2002
http://alecsoth.com/photography/
Amy Stein
Fast Food
http://amysteinphoto.com/domesticated6.html
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Juvisy, France. 1938
Project Proposal
I am by no means an environmental activist. I don’t keep three separate recycling bins in my home, and when it comes to water and electricity I only stay conscious of and save it because I don’t want to waste money. But nothing bothers me most than when I go hiking and only halfway through my trip I’ve already passed two empty water bottles and a plastic baggy that I am sure once held some ones trail mix. Or when I’m in town and I pass a bench with three Slurpee cups and a trash can was only 6 feet away.
This laziness or just complete disregard to common courtesy is not only aggravating but way more harmful than people seem to realize. I know that no one is perfect and that accidents happen, I’ve been guilty of leaving things behind, but I really do try to do what I can to not make a mess of this place that I live in and share with those around me. But I feel it is time to remind people of the effects of negligence.
For my thesis I will be photographing different public spaces where there is any trash that has been left. Shopping centers, parks, ditches, etc. Nothing is off limits. I want to show people what disrespect can look like and how it is affecting our communities and environment.
