My local council has a fantastic recycling facility only a few miles from my house. One of the new additions is this container for old TVs and computers. Only a few years ago it would have been more cost effective to repair or upgrade these devices rather than to throw them away and buy new a new one. However TVs and computers are now cheaper than ever and no-one can justify repairing them when they are out of warranty, so they end up discarded.
Photographically the container immediately caught my eye with its painted blue stripe which so strongly frames the vivid red interior and the little collection of electronics nestling inside.
I was again reminded of the work of Richard Wentworth and especially his quote about whether a TV remains a TV outside of its usual context. I also stopped to consider all the things that these machines may have witnessed over the course of their, probably short, working lives. How many happy family times spent watching TV? How many heated arguements and fights in the front room? Perhaps these things will be recycled into shiney new machines that will go on to bear witness to the secret life of another family.
5 comments:
I do like those contrasting colors. I also find it interesting that the container is mostly empty. I wonder how many of those computer monitors displayed activities that people would be ashamed of!
Love this one. For me, it's the most interesting one yet. It reminds me of photography copying - shooting prints or painting top-down to recreate the original and preserve it in a new medium. Here the blue of the container forms the frame of the copy plate, with a careful and artistic arrangement of bric-à-brac dotting the inside!
Ok your town must have the cleanest garbage ever!
This photo's really neat. I am loving the framing and the colors are really eye-catching. Great capture!
I love the colors and the direct composition. At first I thought this must have been set up for the photo. Nice one!
I love the vibrant colours and the way the image is bottom-heavy. The frame round the edge of the container is very effective.
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