Tag Archives: found objects
field at hongshuwan
Plastic bags and spent firecrackers accumulate on reclaimed field at the Hongshuwan subway station.
seaworld trashed
Went to Seaworld today. The transformation of Shekou continues – open metro, raze everything in the sunken mall in front of De Galle’s ship, insert newer, taller, bigger, more expensive … Continue reading
found objects: houhai
this entry unites two of my obsessions: discarded objects and the houhai land reclamation project. looking from old coastline toward the houhai land reclamation in shekou, the land reclamation project … Continue reading
houhai monuments–found objects
temporary nursery, houhai it’s been over six months since i last walked this particular section of houhai. the road has been laid and now traverses the entire site. they’re even … Continue reading
glass edges
most construction sites in shenzhen are provisionally gated with cement and brick walls, glass edges, and barbed wire. once the project is finished, more elegant, or perhaps less blatent walls … Continue reading
objectified space
two questions have prompted me to specify what i want to achieve through the found objects project. lesley sanderson posed the first question at the cruel/loving bodies exhibition, “look at … Continue reading
Found Objects–Teapot Series
Gated Community Teapot Originally uploaded by mary ann odonnell. “Morning Tea”, a series of fifteen photographs and essay from my ongoing photo-ethnography Found Objects has been published in Archipelago, Winter … Continue reading
blooming despite
Generally, walls of some kind not only separate construction sites from the street, but also provide a space for particular kinds of public discourse on and about Shenzhen. On these … Continue reading
what might street art be?
I’ve been thinking about the possibility of creating “experimental art” on Shenzhen’s streets. About a year ago, two Dutch artists led a two-day workshop here. They asked us to think … Continue reading
feedback (houhai discovery)
The other day I asked a friend to critique my photos. He didn’t like the “Found Objects” series because he understands photography to be a process of discovering what is … Continue reading
