Week 2
In week two we had to perform a gesture in a space, which is accessible in our daily lives and keep a record of it. I chose to take a filled garbage bag out to a nice day to the Brighton Marina – conveniently it was Valentine’s Day! A friend of mine was visiting for a week and consented to help me with the project. So we started our trip, pretending to not know each other.
Firstly, we went to the bus stop on Elm Grove to catch a bus to the Marina. She always walked past me with a little distance, secretly taking photos of me whilst pretending to stare at her phone. We went on the bus and got out at the Marina, strolling along the ships. My friend was always behind me. We even got into a café, then finally took the bus back and got rid of the garbage bin.
Whilst walking around we made several observations. In general, people didn’t react a lot. If any we got some stares. Still noticeable was something in the eyes of passengers, like if they noticed but didn’t want to take a closer look. Those glances and stares got more numerous at the bus stop and in the bus, but we definitely got the most in the café: People were obviously irritated of a garbage bag in that location. Some people laughed, as can be seen on some of the photos we took, others were irritated by the person following me and “staring at her phone”. Some of them probably understood that she actually photographed or filmed me, some maybe just noticed something odd in the whole situation. This is also visible on some of our photos, as the passengers stare directly into the camera. My friend told me later that it was hard for her to act non-involved. Still we had a lot of fun that day but were also happy to finally throw the garbage bag into where it belongs to – the garbage bin.
The whole story can be seen in the following pictures:
Firstly, we went to the bus stop on Elm Grove to catch a bus to the Marina. She always walked past me with a little distance, secretly taking photos of me whilst pretending to stare at her phone. We went on the bus and got out at the Marina, strolling along the ships. My friend was always behind me. We even got into a café, then finally took the bus back and got rid of the garbage bin.
Whilst walking around we made several observations. In general, people didn’t react a lot. If any we got some stares. Still noticeable was something in the eyes of passengers, like if they noticed but didn’t want to take a closer look. Those glances and stares got more numerous at the bus stop and in the bus, but we definitely got the most in the café: People were obviously irritated of a garbage bag in that location. Some people laughed, as can be seen on some of the photos we took, others were irritated by the person following me and “staring at her phone”. Some of them probably understood that she actually photographed or filmed me, some maybe just noticed something odd in the whole situation. This is also visible on some of our photos, as the passengers stare directly into the camera. My friend told me later that it was hard for her to act non-involved. Still we had a lot of fun that day but were also happy to finally throw the garbage bag into where it belongs to – the garbage bin.
The whole story can be seen in the following pictures:
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