Landscape: The Street

            This street assignment has been interesting because it has made me approach the city in a different way. I chose to walk around Coconut Grove are, specifically the area by the sea, nearby Darwin street. Walking around, I started paying attention to these isolated found objects that have been left on the street, such as cans, bicycles, plastic cups and bags, piece of cardboards, or even a tire. I was fascinated by the contrast that they had in such a “clean” environment and their story. How they got there? Who placed them there? These were questions that I would ask myself while photographing tem. This process reminded me the same way that Gabriel Orozco would get inspired when walking outside and taking pictures of found objects.

I liked the way how these objects left in a certain oblivion would strangely interact within the context that were left in. For this piece, I always thought about transferring images because I wanted to obtain a ghostly and not clear, but dirty image to reinforce the idea of oblivion and filthiness that these objects had. I selected the aluminum foil as the material to work with because of its metallic visuality. I wanted a material that would look synthetic since the found objects are made by men, and therefore, they are not organic.  

Testing materials and process

Finished piece