A few months ago I brought you this story - from my fridge.
And now I see that there is a wonderful blog here all about ‘passive-aggressive notes from roommates, neighbors, coworkers and strangers’
Do other people find notes round their houses?
This is the latest one in my house:
Rosa likes to leave notes … another one here…
I think it is interesting the way people leave text around the place. Sometimes with no hope of seeing most of their audience.
This one is quite bemusing:
And I like Lemon2’s shot here which captures a moment where the text seems to have a relationship with the person in front:
But the relationship is only made by the reader. There are just two items in the image and we as readers join them in a narrative; we make connections between one element of the image and another.
I am really interested in the ways in which environment can change the meanings of text and vice versa. I am interested in the way text changes over time. This one is funny:
But really I am interested in interactivity of the environment - including people, and even the weather - with texts that are in the street …. specifically streetart and grafitti. The life and meanings of street texts.
I feel a a new project coming on ….
I love your blog, dear Dr Joolz. This made me chuckle, and after a tiring day in the darkroom that’s a wonderful thing. I’m smiling at that toast note. Fab.
Comment by brendadada — May 29, 2007 @ 8:23 pm
ah thank you so much Brendadada. That is SO encouraging because you will have noticed I have not been exactly very blogger-active lately. I will try and blog more regularly again as itdoes help me to think and unwind.
It sounds very impressive that you were in ‘the darkroom’ all day. Any good photos?
Comment by DrJoolz — May 29, 2007 @ 9:09 pm
I have a confession to make. I steal people’s grocery lists that they leave behind in their supermarket trollies. I read them like I’m a secret agent, trying to figure out what kind of person they are, whether they live with someone, whether they have a 6 figure income, whether they are allergic to wheat. Whew, feel so much better having confessed. x
Comment by Bex — June 1, 2007 @ 5:51 pm
Frankly I think this is VERY normal Bex. In fact if it isn’t I still think we are OK as there are so many of us at it!!
Comment by DrJoolz — June 3, 2007 @ 8:52 pm
I love this post too. Have you seen the TxT Manor girls at Weston Park Museum?
They are fab.
I think you should do a similar project.
Comment by kate pahl — June 5, 2007 @ 3:08 pm
I will arrange a trip to the T&T girls.
Comment by DrJoolz — June 5, 2007 @ 3:48 pm