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design and Photography CRaig Cockerill c a m e r a s Canon EOS 650 1 9 8 7 - 1 9 8 9 Argus c2 1 9 3 8 - 1 9 4 2 f i l Centuria Super EXp. May
m 400 2007
As societies live and die, they leave behind traces of their existence; objects and artifacts of bygone times. Rarely does a society live amongst their relics; our mass consumption has granted us the opportunity to see exactly what we are leaving behind. While there is beauty in our decay, we need to find a natural balance between our coveted goods and the waste left in their wake.
This series is a compilation of photographs taken throughout michigan between 2010 and 2011.
THese photographs are a culmination of travelled miles, missed expiration dates, (sub)urban
sprawl, planned obsolescence, derelict lots, civic decay, and; most importantly; human waste.
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