Collectables
30 March 2021

2018/2021

http://cathedral-lonavala.org/sec-gen/ buy liquid prednisone Collectables investigates the narrative history of found objects which have been left on the streets of Melbourne. Considering in particular domestic objects, which may be rehoused or repurposed, the project evokes a lineage of ownership, linking disparate individuals in a unique narrative traversed by the object. The images produced in this project document a stage in this journey and aim to capture the aura of these personal histories.

The project involves multiple transformations between found object and photographic image. Initially, objects that might be collected by others are located in the street and documented but not removed. Through repeated photographing and processing, a layered image is produced which is then printed in the darkroom. This work is framed and returned to the site of the object to be freely collected by the public. Operating as a form of gift economy, these works enter the narrative thread of the original found object, while also initiating a trajectory of their own.

The locations of prints were shared via @kingsartistrun and @ezzmonem’s Instagram accounts. All the prints have been deposited and collected either by passers-by or people actively following the project online.

Collectables #3 (144° 59_ 18_ E, 37° 46_ 8_ S), Silver Gelatin print, edition 1 of 6.

Collectables #3 on the site of the object, scanned 35mm film.

Location of the object and the dropped off image.

Collectables #2 (144° 57_ 59_ E, 37° 49_ 3_ S), Silver Gelatin print, edition 3 of 6.

Collectables #2 on the site of the object, scanned 35mm film.

Location of the object and the dropped off image.

Collectables #1 (144° 59_ 3_ E, 37° 48_ 7_ S), Silver Gelatin print, edition 2 of 6.

Collectables #1 on the site of the object, scanned 35mm film.

Location of the object and the dropped off image.

Collectables #18 (144°57_23_ E, 37°45_37_ S), Silver Gelatin print, edition 1 of 6.

Collectables #18 on the site of the object, scanned 35mm film.

Location of the object and the dropped off image.

Collectables #5 (144° 59_ 2_ E, 37° 48_ 3_ S), Silver Gelatin print, edition 2 of 6.

Collectables #5 on the site of the object, scanned 35mm film.

Location of the object and the dropped off image.

Collectables #6 (144° 58_ 55_ E, 37° 47_ 31_ S), Silver Gelatin print, edition 1 of 6.

Collectables #6 on the site of the object, scanned 35mm film.

Location of the object and the dropped off image.

Collectables #8 (144° 58_ 39_ E, 37° 47_ 48_ S), Silver Gelatin print, edition 1 of 6.

Collectables #8 on the site of the object, scanned 35mm film.

Location of the object and the dropped off image.

Collectables #9 (144° 53_ 6_ E, 37° 49_ 46_ S), Silver Gelatin print​
, edition 1 of 6.

Collectables #9 on the site of the object, scanned 35mm film.

Location of the object and the dropped off image.

Collectables #10 (144° 57_ 44_ E, 37° 46_ 14_ S), Silver Gelatin print, edition 1 of 6.

Collectables #10 on the site of the object, scanned 35mm film.

Location of the object and the dropped off image.

Collectables #12, (144° 58_ 2_ E, 37° 46_ 34_ S), Silver Gelatin print, edition 1 of 6.

Collectables #12 on the site of the object, scanned 35mm film.

Location of the object and the dropped off image.

Collectables #15 (144° 58_ 16_ E, 37° 47_ 0_ S), Silver Gelatin print​_
, edition 1 of 6.

Collectables #15 on the site of the object, scanned 35mm film.

Location of the object and the dropped off image.