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Disposable Memory Project
The document discusses a community-based photography project that involves sharing disposable cameras placed in various locations for people to find, use, and pass on. Over seven years, 170 cameras were distributed across 45 countries, generating a sense of connection and mystery among participants. The project emphasizes themes of community, storytelling, and the joy of shared experiences in photography.
Disposable Memory Project
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- 3. My work. My play. 7 years. 4 days. 20%+
- 4. NFP OR Non Commercial OR Fun.
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- 8. We take oneof these.
- 9. Put a fewinstructions on it..
- 10. And then leaveit somewhere
- 18. We’ve done it170 times
- 19. In almost 45countries
- 20. People find thecameras
- 21. “I found thecamera in London at the King's Cross railway station on the Harry-Potter-platform 9 +3/4”
- 22. “One of theother artists in the show, Mike Gibson, had seen one of the bags saying "Please pick me up" and had brought the camera to the gallery.”
- 23. Take a fewphotos...
- 24. ...Then pass thecamera on again
- 26. Until the filmis finished...
- 27. Then we developand share.
- 28. Digital Photography isHUGE There were 6,174 uploads in the last minute. See more?
- 29. Instant Gratification is..instant
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- 31. Inspiration comes inmany forms.
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- 33. Spread thru PersonalNetwork
- 34. “I think Iwould like to do one for Boston, and also one for New York. Can you sort me out with some info? I have disposable camera, and ziplock bags already.”
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- 36. And first tobe found
- 37. First USA drop.First Stranger!
- 39. 175 Cameras 43 Countries SixLanguages 500 Codes 174,000 miles 400 Images
- 40. Camera 29 15 days 1060 miles, 4 people California; Arizona
- 41. Camera 22 146 days 12miles, 4 people Amsterdam; Haarlem; Heemstede
- 42. Camera 47 96 days 13,000miles, 3 people Cornwall; Thailand; Cambodia
- 43. Camera 38 93 days 12,600 miles, 2 people England; Cambodia
- 44. Camera 73 9 days 0 miles, 2 people Frankfurt, Germany
- 45. Camera 76 22 days 0miles, ? people Glasgow, Scotland
- 46. Camera 99 1 days 0 miles, 4 people Developer Day Scotland
- 47. Camera 97 19 days 265 miles, 4 people South Coast; Yorkshire
- 48. Camera 85 29 days ? miles, 2 people Morro Bay, California
- 49. Camera 59 90 days 4miles, 4 people San Luis Obispo, California
- 50. Camera 134 44 days 7890miles, 4 people London; Cape Town; Jo’berg; Durban
- 51. Camera 84 82 days 5300 miles, 3 people London; San Fran; Oakland
- 53. 22840 London- Hong Kong - Vancouver - Montreal - Toronto - Hong Kong -
- 54. “Wherever it is,just promise me that if you get a camera full of pictures of my ex-girlfriend in union with a Spanish coastguard you won’t tell me.”
- 55. “One of thechildren decided to start shining the light into my eyes from across the yard. So I played a along by dodging in and out of the pillars to hide and snapped the last couple of shots on the roll as I did so. The little girl’s parents had died in a housefire two weeks before but she was so full of life you couldn’t help liking her.”
- 56. “that cam waslike a sign to say ‘you’re not alone, that will be the present for your birthday’..”
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- 61. Why do peopleget involved?
- 62. A sense ofcommunity
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- 65. Success of acamera
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- 69. How much doesit cost?
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- 74. The more, themerrier
- 75. Ownership is overrated.
- 76. If you loveit, set it free.
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- 80. Le projet dessouvenirs jetables Si ha tomado todas las fotos las revelaremos. Здравствуйте и спасибо, что нашли меня! Το πρόγραμμα αναλώσιμης μνήμης Wo habt ihr die Kameras gefunden?
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