Project Half-Life.
I guess it was a great confluence of events. The quiet whispers of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and then the oil spill, the three couches abandoned on the side of the road, and then the day we went to the resevoir, only to find that litter was strewn everywhere. We cleaned up a little. But it made me wonder, how long does it take for that plastic bottle to break down (450 years!!!!)? And how bad is it really (in 1960, each American produced about 2.7 pounds of garbage per day. By 2003, this amount had stabilized at 4.5 pounds a person each day)?
And so Project Half-Life was born.
A project born from the love and reverence for nature.
A collaborative effort between me and my dad
The Rules: 1. objects must be inanimate 2. objects must have been or will be discarded 3. objects must fit inside the 24" soft light box 4. photos must be taken on a black background 5. objects must be fully included in the image so as to include black border around the object 6. you can't choose the same object twice 7. images must be in black and white 8. information gathered for each object must include the city and state where object was gathered. date of collection should also be noted 9. 52 images will be included in the series - we will each be responsible for 26
So excited to finally be in the "picture taking" stage of this project. Our goal is to have all 52 images ready for earth day. We hope you'll join us and pick up a few things as you make your way around our beautiful earth.
:)
--r
I guess it was a great confluence of events. The quiet whispers of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and then the oil spill, the three couches abandoned on the side of the road, and then the day we went to the resevoir, only to find that litter was strewn everywhere. We cleaned up a little. But it made me wonder, how long does it take for that plastic bottle to break down (450 years!!!!)? And how bad is it really (in 1960, each American produced about 2.7 pounds of garbage per day. By 2003, this amount had stabilized at 4.5 pounds a person each day)?
And so Project Half-Life was born.
A project born from the love and reverence for nature.
A collaborative effort between me and my dad
The Rules: 1. objects must be inanimate 2. objects must have been or will be discarded 3. objects must fit inside the 24" soft light box 4. photos must be taken on a black background 5. objects must be fully included in the image so as to include black border around the object 6. you can't choose the same object twice 7. images must be in black and white 8. information gathered for each object must include the city and state where object was gathered. date of collection should also be noted 9. 52 images will be included in the series - we will each be responsible for 26
So excited to finally be in the "picture taking" stage of this project. Our goal is to have all 52 images ready for earth day. We hope you'll join us and pick up a few things as you make your way around our beautiful earth.
:)
--r
2 comments:
fantastic project! beautiful and elegant image! are you planning to display all 52 images in a gallery? Would love to see them all.
hi maria! i would love to display them in a gallery! does my bathroom wall count? lol!
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