Further ideas on Big Issue project...

One of the vendors who we would really like to involved in the project mentioned to Claire that he didn't like the idea of using photography in the exhibition, and we get the feeling that this may be a group mentality from the vendors about it. So, I thought as a way of still using the vendors lives as a key theme and to incorporate photography still, we could give the vendors the disposable cameras and encourage them to photograph whatever they like e.g. the surroundings of where they sell the magazine, themselves, things they see in the city around them, their living situation....anything at all. Then, once we have the photos, Claire and I will use the outlines of the photos to laser cut intricate cut outs of designs from the subjects of the photos, and possibly create layers of these images which we can then put together and mount.

Doing it this way means that the identity of the vendors will be concealed, but they will still very much be the concept behind the visuals we create. I also think that creating something quite intricate and beautiful will be nice for the vendors to see, and knowing that it is dedicated to them.

We have yet to put this idea to the vendors, but the coordinators really like it and have encouraged us to ask the vendors for feedback when we next work with them or see them.