TRASH IDENTITY
EXPERIMENTAL LABORTORY BY HEEYEON KIM 1
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CONTENTS 01 02 03
SENIOR THESIS STATEMENT
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PROCESS A. PROFILING
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B. INVESTIGATING
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C. DIGITALIZING
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SENIOR THESIS PROJECT RESULT
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SENIOR THESIS STATEMENT Have you ever thought that garbage tells a person's identity? Most people judge a person's identity through his or her voice, behavior, appearance, and other external aspects. External is the easiest way to get into the eye to know the person, but is sometimes inaccurate. This idea brought me into question whether or not people could identify the person accurately in other ways, rather than an external factor. My small curiosity led to an experiment on how to accurately identify someone from unexpected objects. Through a long experiment, I discovered that waste can represent a person's identity. Everyday, I collected daily trash such as food disposals, papers, unused objects from garbage in each room and categorized them by person. The collections began to show patterns of life: their interests, daily routine, favor. The food that they like and the ones they use frequently were often found. It was possible to estimate what their tastes are and what their personalities are. I profiled the members of this project and wrote the report as if I were an actual investigator. My senior thesis project is to depict that different perspectives of thinking and experimenting can lead to better ideas and strategies. Approaching the subject of identity in a unique perspective created a surprising outcome.
“Different perspectives of thinking and experimenting can lead to better ideas and strategies.� 5
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PROFILE
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PROFILE THE SUBJECTS: NAME, WEIGHT, HEIGHT, ADDRESS, OCCUPTATION, NATIONALITY, SEX, DATE OF BIRTH. THE SUBJECTS WERE CLOSELY OBSERVED FOR A MONTH AND EVERYTHING THEY TRASH WAS RECORDED ON THE DATA.
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ANONYMOUS 1
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ANONYMOUS 2
ANONYMOUS 3
ANONYMOUS 4
ANONYMOUS 5
ANONYMOUS 6
The target of the project is my six family members. Subjects who could be closely observed for a long time were determined to be family. I recorded each time when I collected the garbage that person had thrown away. The purpose of recording all the trashes is to find the life pattern from each person. 11
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PROFILE NAME: HEEYEON KIM NATIONALITY: ASIAN (REPUBLIC OF KOREA) DATE OF BIRTH: 10/09/1996 SEX: FEMALE HEIGHT: 5’2” WEIGHT: 99lb HAIR: BROWN EYE: BLACK OCCUPATION: UNKNOWN ADDRESS: Hyundae Apt 1-3029, Gangnam-gu, Apgujeongdong, Seoul, Korea, 06210
EVIDENCE FOUND ITEM 1
TRASH CAN IN BED ROOM #4
WEIGHT: 0.2lb
APRIL 01, 2020
ITEM 2
TRASH CAN IN BED ROOM #4
WEIGHT: 0.1lb
APRIL 03, 2020
ITEM 3
TRASH CAN IN BED ROOM #4
WEIGHT: 0.1lb
APRIL 07, 2020
ITEM 4
TRASH CAN IN BED ROOM #4
WEIGHT: 0.1lb
APRIL 07, 2020
ITEM 5
TRASH CAN IN BED ROOM #4
WEIGHT: 0.1lb
APRIL 09, 2020
ITEM 6
TRASH CAN IN BED ROOM #4
WEIGHT: 0.1lb
APRIL 11, 2020
ITEM 7
TRASH CAN IN BED ROOM #4
WEIGHT: 0.2lb
APRIL 12, 2020
ITEM 8
TRASH CAN IN BED ROOM #4
WEIGHT: 0.1lb
APRIL 12, 2020
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PROFILE NAME: SEOYEON KIM NATIONALITY: ASIAN (REPUBLIC OF KOREA) DATE OF BIRTH: 04/12/1995 SEX: FEMALE HEIGHT: 5’1” WEIGHT: 102lb HAIR: BROWN EYE: BROWN OCCUPATION: UNKNOWN ADDRESS: Hyundae Apt 1-3029, Gangnam-gu, Apgujeongdong, Seoul, Korea, 06210
EVIDENCE FOUND ITEM 1
TRASH CAN IN BED ROOM #1
WEIGHT: 0.1lb
APRIL 08, 2020
ITEM 2
TRASH CAN IN BED ROOM #1
WEIGHT: 0.1lb
APRIL 08, 2020
ITEM 3
TRASH CAN IN BED ROOM #1
WEIGHT: 0.1lb
APRIL 09, 2020
ITEM 4
TRASH CAN IN BED ROOM #1
WEIGHT: 0.1lb
APRIL 10, 2020
ITEM 5
TRASH CAN IN BED ROOM #1
WEIGHT: 0.2lb
APRIL 10, 2020
ITEM 6
TRASH CAN IN BED ROOM #1
WEIGHT: 0.0lb
APRIL 11, 2020
ITEM 7
TRASH CAN IN BED ROOM #1
WEIGHT: 0.1lb
APRIL 11, 2020
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PROFILE JEANSUN KIM PARK NAME: HYUNG-JUNE HEEYEON NAME: KIM NATIONALITY: ASIAN ASIAN (REPUBLIC (REPUBLIC OF OF KOREA) KOREA) NATIONALITY: DATE OF OF BIRTH: BIRTH: 08/22/1964 10/09/1996 02/27/1968 DATE SEX: MALE FEMALE SEX: HEIGHT: 5’8” 5’2” 5’1” HEIGHT: WEIGHT: 155lb 99lb 105lb WEIGHT: HAIR: BLACK BROWN HAIR: EYE: BLACK BLACK EYE: OCCUPATION: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN OCCUPATION: ADDRESS: Hyundae Hyundae Apt Apt 1-3029, 1-3029, Gangnam-gu, Gangnam-gu, ADDRESS: Apgujeongdong, Seoul, Korea, 06210 Apgujeongdong,
EVIDENCE EVIDENCE FOUND FOUND EVIDENCE FOUND ITEM ITEM 11 ITEM 1
TRASH TRASH CAN CAN IN ROOM IN BED BEDCAN ROOM #3 #4 TRASH IN BED ROOM #3
WEIGHT: WEIGHT: 0.1lb 0.2lb WEIGHT: 0.1lb
MARCH APRIL 30, 01, 2020 MARCH 30, 2020
ITEM ITEM 22 ITEM 2
TRASH TRASH CAN CAN IN BED BEDCAN ROOM #3 #4 IN ROOM TRASH IN BED ROOM #3
WEIGHT: WEIGHT: 0.1lb 0.1lb WEIGHT: 0.1lb
MARCH APRIL 30, 03, 2020 MARCH 30, 2020
ITEM 33 ITEM ITEM 3
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BEDCAN ROOM #3 #4 IN ROOM TRASH IN BED ROOM #3
WEIGHT: 0.3lb 0.1lb WEIGHT: WEIGHT: 0.3lb
APRIL 30, 07, 2020 MARCH MARCH 30, 2020
ITEM 44 ITEM ITEM 4
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BEDCAN ROOM #3 #4 IN ROOM TRASH IN BED ROOM #3
WEIGHT: 0.2lb 0.1lb WEIGHT: WEIGHT: 0.2lb
07, 2020 APRIL 09, APRIL 09, 2020
ITEM 55 ITEM ITEM 5
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BEDCAN ROOM #3 #4 IN ROOM TRASH IN BED ROOM #3
WEIGHT: 0.3lb 0.1lb WEIGHT: WEIGHT: 0.3lb
APRIL 09, 2020 APRIL 09, 2020
ITEM 66 ITEM ITEM 6
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BEDCAN ROOM #3 #4 IN ROOM TRASH IN BED ROOM #3
WEIGHT: 0.1lb 0.1lb WEIGHT: WEIGHT: 0.1lb
APRIL 10, 11, 2020 APRIL 10, 2020
ITEM 77 ITEM ITEM 7
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BEDCAN ROOM #3 #4 IN ROOM TRASH IN BED ROOM #3
WEIGHT: 0.0lb 0.2lb WEIGHT: WEIGHT: 0.0lb
12, 2020 APRIL 11, APRIL 11, 2020
ITEM ITEM 88 ITEM 8
TRASH TRASH CAN CAN IN ROOM IN BED BEDCAN ROOM #3 #4 TRASH IN BED ROOM #3
WEIGHT: WEIGHT: 0.0lb 0.1lb WEIGHT: 0.0lb
APRIL APRIL 12, 12, 2020 2020 APRIL 12, 2020
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PROFILE NAME: DOYOON HEEYEONKIM KIM NAME: NATIONALITY: ASIAN ASIAN (REPUBLIC (REPUBLIC OF KOREA) NATIONALITY: DATE OF OF BIRTH: BIRTH: 12/07/2005 10/09/1996 DATE SEX: MALE FEMALE SEX: HEIGHT: 5’6” 5’2” HEIGHT: WEIGHT: 144lb 99lb WEIGHT: HAIR: BROWN BROWN HAIR: EYE: BLACK BLACK EYE: OCCUPATION: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN OCCUPATION: ADDRESS: Hyundae Hyundae Apt Apt 1-3029, 1-3029, Gangnam-gu, ADDRESS: Apgujeongdong, Seoul, Seoul, Korea, 06210 Apgujeongdong,
EVIDENCE FOUND FOUND EVIDENCE ITEM 11 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #5 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.1lb 0.2lb WEIGHT:
APRIL 01, 2020
ITEM 22 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #5 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.1lb 0.1lb WEIGHT:
03, 2020 APRIL 08,
ITEM 33 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #5 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.3lb 0.1lb WEIGHT:
APRIL 09, 07, 2020
ITEM 44 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #5 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.2lb 0.1lb WEIGHT:
07, 2020 APRIL 09,
ITEM 55 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #5 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.2lb 0.1lb WEIGHT:
09, 2020 APRIL 10,
ITEM 66 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #5 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.0lb 0.1lb WEIGHT:
APRIL 10, 11, 2020
ITEM 77 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #5 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.0lb 0.2lb WEIGHT:
12, 2020 APRIL 11,
ITEM ITEM 88
TRASH TRASH CAN CAN IN IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #5 #4
WEIGHT: WEIGHT: 0.0lb 0.1lb
APRIL APRIL 11, 12, 2020 2020
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PROFILE NAME: NAME: JOOYEON HEEYEON KIM KIM NATIONALITY: NATIONALITY: ASIAN ASIAN (REPUBLIC (REPUBLIC OF KOREA) DATE DATE OF OF BIRTH: BIRTH: 01/23/1991 10/09/1996 SEX: SEX: FEMALE FEMALE HEIGHT: HEIGHT: 5’1” 5’2” WEIGHT: WEIGHT: 105lb 99lb HAIR: BLACK BROWN HAIR: EYE: BLACK BLACK EYE: OCCUPATION: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN OCCUPATION: ADDRESS: Hyundae Hyundae Apt Apt 1-3029, 1-3029, Gangnam-gu, ADDRESS: Apgujeongdong, Seoul, Seoul, Korea, 06210 Apgujeongdong,
EVIDENCE FOUND FOUND EVIDENCE ITEM 11 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #2 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.0lb 0.2lb WEIGHT:
01, 2020 APRIL 02,
ITEM 22 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #2 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.1lb 0.1lb WEIGHT:
03, 2020 APRIL 04,
ITEM 33 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #2 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.1lb 0.1lb WEIGHT:
07, 2020 APRIL 08,
ITEM 44 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #2 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.1lb 0.1lb WEIGHT:
07, 2020 APRIL 08,
ITEM 55 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #2 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.0lb 0.1lb WEIGHT:
09, 2020 APRIL 10,
ITEM 66 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #2 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.0lb 0.1lb WEIGHT:
APRIL 11, 2020
ITEM 77 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #2 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.1lb 0.2lb WEIGHT:
12, 2020 APRIL 11,
ITEM 8
TRASH CAN IN BED ROOM #4
WEIGHT: 0.1lb
APRIL 12, 2020
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PROFILE NAME: HYUNG-JUNE HEEYEON KIMKIM NAME: NATIONALITY: ASIAN ASIAN (REPUBLIC OF KOREA) NATIONALITY: DATE OF OF BIRTH: BIRTH: 08/22/1964 10/09/1996 DATE SEX: MALE FEMALE SEX: HEIGHT: 5’8” 5’2” HEIGHT: WEIGHT: 155lb 99lb WEIGHT: HAIR: BLACK BROWN HAIR: EYE: BLACK BLACK EYE: OCCUPATION: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN OCCUPATION: ADDRESS: Hyundae Hyundae Apt Apt 1-3029, Gangnam-gu, ADDRESS: Apgujeongdong, Seoul, Korea, 06210 Apgujeongdong,
EVIDENCE EVIDENCE FOUND FOUND ITEM ITEM 11
TRASH TRASH CAN CAN IN IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #3 #4
WEIGHT: WEIGHT: 0.1lb 0.2lb
MARCH APRIL 30, 01, 2020
ITEM ITEM 22
TRASH TRASH CAN CAN IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #3 #4 IN
WEIGHT: WEIGHT: 0.1lb 0.1lb
MARCH APRIL 30, 03, 2020
ITEM 33 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #3 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.3lb 0.1lb WEIGHT:
APRIL 30, 07, 2020 MARCH
ITEM 44 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #3 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.2lb 0.1lb WEIGHT:
07, 2020 APRIL 09,
ITEM 55 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #3 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.3lb 0.1lb WEIGHT:
APRIL 09, 2020
ITEM 66 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #3 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.1lb 0.1lb WEIGHT:
APRIL 10, 11, 2020
ITEM 77 ITEM
TRASH CAN CAN TRASH IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #3 #4 IN
WEIGHT: 0.0lb 0.2lb WEIGHT:
12, 2020 APRIL 11,
ITEM ITEM 88
TRASH TRASH CAN CAN IN IN BED BED ROOM ROOM #3 #4
WEIGHT: WEIGHT: 0.0lb 0.1lb
APRIL APRIL 12, 12, 2020 2020
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INVESTIGATION
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JOOYEON KIM
SEOYEON KIM
STORAGE
KITCHEN
BED ROOM BED ROOM
TOILET
TOILET
HALL WAY
BED ROOM
BED ROOM
BED ROOM
BALCONY
BA
HEEYEON KIM
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HYUNG-JUNE KIM & JEANSUN PARK
LIVIN
DOYOON KIM
EVIDENCE FOUND
COLLECT WASTES FROM THE TRASH BINS IN EACH ROOM. EACH ROOM IS INDIVIDUAL’S PRIVATE SPACE, WHICH REPRESENTS HIS OR HER IDENTITY.
DINING
NG ROOM
ALCONY
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COLLECT THE RESOURCE AND DATA
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BEDROOM #3
BEDROOM #2
BEDROOM #1
BEDROOM #4 BEDROOM #5
CATEGORIZE THE DATA 33
ANALYZE THE OBJECT
DATE: 04/09/20 TIME: 18:30 pm PLACE: BEDROOM #1 WEIGHT: 0.1 lb COLOR: WHITE TEXTURE: SOFT
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ANALYZE THE PERSON
INTEREST: MAKEUP LOVE: COSEMETICS PLACE: BEDROOM #1 IMPORTANT: EXTERNAL APPERARANCE
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DIGITALIZING
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“TRASH CAN BE SOMEONE’S IDENTITY“ HAS BEEN PROVED THROUGH ABOVE PROCESS. NOW, PHYSICAL OBJECTS AND PROFILED DATA REBORN INTO A DIGITAL FORMAT. COLLECTING THE TRASHES FROM THE TRASH FOLDER IN EACH COMPUTER.
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COMPUTER #1 _SEOYEON
COMPUTER #2 _ JEANSUN
COMPUTER #3_HEEYEON
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DIGITAL TRASHES FROM COMPUTER #3
COLLECT THE DIGITAL TRASHES AND CATEGORIZE THE DATA 41
ANALYZE THE OBJECT
DATE: 02/07/20 TIME: 14:29 pm PLACE: TRASH FOLDER #4 SIZE: 1.6MB FILE: PNG TOOL: ILLUSTRATION
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ANALYZE THE PERSON
INTEREST: ART LOVE: CUTE ILLUSTRATION PLACE: COMPUTER #3 IMPORTANT: ART TOOLS/ IMAGE SOURCE
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COMPUTER TRASH FOLDER FOUND
DATA COLLECTED
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CREATE A PROJECTION MAPPING. THE MORE GRAPHIC ELEMENTS, THE MORE VISUALIZED.
DATA ANALYZED
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