On a Sunday morning after Halloween, I adventured into the city Jungle of Baltimore. Starting from the Walter's Museum, I walked in a square on N. Charles St., W. Madison St., N. Howard St., and W. Mulberry St. When there was an encounter of strangers, I asked them to take a photo of their feet with my camera, and I would then photograph my left and right at the spot to record the surroundings. Most of the time, people agree to help me on my project yet sometimes I was too afraid to ask. However, the interactions with these strangers gave me a chance to know more about the Baltimoreans and allowed valuable memories to engrave in each photos. For example, there were a group of European ladies whom I encountered. They were eager to know more about America, so they joined the International Nannies program. By taking care of someone's baby in the states, they have a place to live for several months and were able to explore. It was an interesting conversation.
As I walked further near N. Station area, there were more and more abandoned buildings and beggers on the street. I was too afraid to ask them to take pictures for me, so I photographed my own feet instead because the street scenes were extremely intriguing. For example, I found a building which seems to be abandoned but turned out to be a running gallery. Also I saw a man by the window on the second floor of an abandoned building. Before I captured his appearance, he already disappear. I had no idea what he could have been doing in such a place. There were many interesting stories during the journey in Mt. Vernon, Baltimore, and I have written down each experience on the back of each photo.
In terms of crafting, there were lots of effort devoted to this project. Each sheet of paper and photo was carefully measured and selected, so they can be folded correctly. Also, the outside box was made from cardboard and wrapped with glossy paper with prints which I designed. This project was inspired by the game, Monopoly. Pictures of different people's feet were the tiles/roads, and the pictures are both sides are the "property" of the specific location.
As I walked further near N. Station area, there were more and more abandoned buildings and beggers on the street. I was too afraid to ask them to take pictures for me, so I photographed my own feet instead because the street scenes were extremely intriguing. For example, I found a building which seems to be abandoned but turned out to be a running gallery. Also I saw a man by the window on the second floor of an abandoned building. Before I captured his appearance, he already disappear. I had no idea what he could have been doing in such a place. There were many interesting stories during the journey in Mt. Vernon, Baltimore, and I have written down each experience on the back of each photo.
In terms of crafting, there were lots of effort devoted to this project. Each sheet of paper and photo was carefully measured and selected, so they can be folded correctly. Also, the outside box was made from cardboard and wrapped with glossy paper with prints which I designed. This project was inspired by the game, Monopoly. Pictures of different people's feet were the tiles/roads, and the pictures are both sides are the "property" of the specific location.