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Rubbish
Whilst living in the wildest depths of Bedminster, I did a lot of walking and came across a lot of rubbish. I started picking up interesting looking items and discovering that these bits and pieces were not actually rubbish at all. They were snippets of people's lives, clues of their lifestyles, secrets and fantasies. After finding copious amounts of ephemera ranging from didgeridoos to love letters, I became less worried about looking like a tramp rummaging through rubbish and increasingly obsessed with scanning the pavements to see what I could find.

I began documenting the whereabouts of these found objects, and using what I had to create my own theories and responses to what they meant, who they belonged to and why they had been lost. Here are some of the projects from what is just the beginning to a never-ending project...

Click on the thumbnails to see the found objects, and the thumbnails of the art I created from each found object.

I found this letter on Bristol docks

Letter found on Bristol Docks
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Inlaw - Book Inlaw - Book Inlaw - Book Inlaw - Book
Inlaw - Book Inlaw - Book Inlaw - Book Inlaw - Book

"Dearest Daughter In Law" Handmade book
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In-Law - Horse Etiquette

Inappropriate horse riding attire

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Dearest Daughter-in-Law

I found this letter folded up outside the museum on the docks in Bristol.

It was too unique to put to one side
and so I created a book based on what might have happened
in this situation! I wanted the feel of the book
to reflect the nature of the found object
by incorporating objects in the book itself...
it is currently unfinished...

I found this card in Clifton shopping centre I found this card in Clifton shopping centre

Card found in Clifton shopping centre

How He Killed The Dog How He Killed The Dog - handmade book How He Killed The Dog - handmade book

"The Explanation" - Handmade book

The Evening Obituary

The Evening Obituary
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Headigree Chum

Headigree Chum

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Sorry I killed your dog

A friend found this card in Clifton shopping centre and kindly donated it to my project.

The outcomes were short pieces,
mainly taking the form of unconventional books whereby the narrative is embedded in the 'book' itself.

I found this on the back of a bus

Page from a school diary found at the back of a bus.
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Ballet Box

"Can you just borrow summik of mine" - Handmade book

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Bored in Class

I found this note on a seat at the back of a bus.

It is a note between two friends at school, talking about ballet and 'Lloyd' being 'over lush' one girl has to borrow her friend's ballet gear and here's my response.

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Text, text, text.

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Text, text, text.

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Text, text, text.

© Georgina Luck 2009