Experiment no1

The first experiment was with the rubbish at the end of my street.

 This is how I found the rubbish. I was inspired by the stack of crates and the beauty of their colours against the white of the bath tub and the crimson of the wall so I decided to make more of a feature of them to attract the gaze of a passer by.

I originally arranged then into an arc and placed the smaller bits of rubbish behind some of the crates so they became like display cases.

However, as the wind was so strong the balancing of the arc so precarious, it kept blowing down and I realised I had to create a more sturdy solution. Also whilst I really like the arc shape which made the toilet seat which I placed folded up in the middle of the tube appear almost like some sort of urban thrown, I was worried it was too unsubtle as it was attracting a lot of attention rather than merging in with its surroundings. Therefore, I created this sculpture below which more easily resembles a heap of rubbish and the main hint of human intervention being the fan propellor placed exactly in the centre and so framed by, the pile of crates.

The resulting reactions I got ranged from people either ignoring it completely or questioning me about it. Those who did question me seemed to be either skeptical bordering on suspicious or genuinely intrigued, taking photos and creating discussion either with me or amongst themselves. However, the result over the following days was the most interesting as parts of the rubbish (which had been sitting there untouched for the last two weeks) and in particular the crates began to be taken by passers by. Therefore by rearranging the rubbish I was able to highlight its value.

In retrospect I am annoyed I didn't take better photos and document the process as well as people's reactions better as the rubbish has now gone. This can be something I improve for my future experiments.