Diane's House

Magazines, Shoes, Picture Frame, Hairdryer

As part of an anthropology project on material culture in people's houses, I did a photographic documentary of Diane's house.  The kind of things we wanted to draw out in the work was the consistent selection of certain styles of object and decoration.
 
 
The Kitchen Range The Sink in the Scullery
This is the kitchen range, lit by flash and candle, and the scullery.  The ceramic kitchen sink was fitted to replace a stainless steel one. Although the new sink suits the style of the flat better, it is also a bit less practical. Apparently, crockery is a bit more prone to break in it.
 
The Bath Taps The Toilet Flush and Dried Lavender
 
Myself and my friend Daisy interviewed Diane about the things that she kept in her flat, how she arranged her life and so on.Then I went round and photographed things that illustrated some of the themes she had spoken about in the interview.  The finished project involved a hectic afternoon of printing up loads of stuff, then a weekend of cutting and pasting text and images (not on a computer, but by hand).  Still, the finished project looked pretty smart.
 
 


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Alexander Fenton (more about me...)
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