To plan for this exhibition the three of us bought disposable cameras. We then gave ourselves four or five days to go around Lincoln taking pictures that were in line with the theme of ‘Disposability’. This was a good idea as it meant that we had three different approaches to the theme which created a greater variety in the photos we produced. One of us went to a rubbish dump and investigated the various items there. Another interpretation in the group was passing fads in pop culture such as minions and “Live Laugh Love” signs. A larger proportion of the photography depicted seasonal clothing lines as well as closed down shops with “SALE” signs plastered to the windows. We met up a few times during this period to discuss how best to present our work. We toyed with the idea of putting the photos in waste paper basket bins mixed with other pieces of paper in order to emphasize the theme of disposability. However, we felt that this was overly literal and unnecessary. As well as this, the space we had booked was very large – meaning that three bins would look rather out of place and awkward. We then came up with the idea of clipping the photographs to a wire and eventually decided to include ourselves in this exhibition by tying these wires to ourselves. Wrapping the photos around us was meant to further enhance the view that aside from material objects, we ourselves are also disposable and finite. It also conveys the idea that we are bound by the disposable aspects of society and can be interpreted as far as climate change. On the day of the exhibition we pegged the individual photos to a washing line and got into a triangle formation. The weather made things a little more difficult as the pictures got blown around a lot but this was something we had anticipated, especially when we had chosen the location of a rooftop. The tutors were very happy with the exhibition upon arrival and we felt that we had done well to creatively interpret our theme and thus the exhibition. Despite the fact that we were all satisfied by the outcome we felt that there was still room for some improvements. As we were exhibiting in quite an open space we felt that we could have used this more effectively by perhaps adding more decoration around the area or decorated ourselves a little more so we were wearing the same clothes or attached bin liners to ourselves so we would blend in better with the theme of the exhibition, We had also initially printed posters however we did not have the time or the resources in the morning to stick them up in order to professionalize the experience a little more but we feel that this factor did not detract too much from the impact of the exhibition as a whole.
Here is the video of the experience: