When doing research on the internet I came across the
website ‘GIZMODO’ http://gizmodo.com/5803766/rapture-prank
which had a blog about the supposed Rapture day on May 21st 2011.
They wanted as many people as possible to play a prank called ‘Rapture Bombing’;
this involved laying out an outfit preferably in public places as if the owner
had evaporated into thin air. People were asked to photograph their effort and
upload them on to the site which made for entertaining viewing. Some on the
toilet, sofa, in bed, others in the park, on a bench & even skating; many celebrities even joined in including Tony Hawk & David Copperfield.
Although this event was meant as a joke it brings up some
interesting ideas & questions; firstly, the whole idea of a photo used to
be to capture a special moment however nowadays it is a common past time.
However in a way if real, these images would be a memory of the people that
left behind these clothes; their last memory left within the clothes. These
empty clothes become wasted which reminds me how excessive buying causes waste
in our Western culture especially as well as the concept of hoarding items
which do not get used.
I’m starting to develop the feeling I want to create in my
final photographs to present materialistic waste. I like this idea of anonymity
but also this sense of human presence, this feeling of memory residing within
the clothes. I like the notion of the clothing, rather than laying down flat
could float in a void, no body, no use.
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