Trolley Odyssey Final Edit...

Well at last, after an exhausting edit and laborious dust/hair removal sessions here is the final edit of the shopping trolley series. The project began in 2001/2002 whilst I was studying at the University Of Portsmouth, the project which it originated from was titled 'City Spaces'. All the trollies have been photographed how they had been found with no involvement by myself in their arrangement, certain mechanisms' were put in place like only photographing on approximately 70-80% overcast days and allocating only three frames of film per trolley.

I had no clear intentions as to a final resolve for the series nor any strong reasoning behind the trollies capture only that I found them quite interesting subjects. I was influenced slightly by the Becher's to start cataloguing the shopping trollies in a banal and straight documentary way, however as I continued I found them in more interesting compositions and scenarios which almost humanised them, this called for a more adaptive approach with regards to camera angle and positions. I did start to formulate a basic classification system of the trollies taking into account distance from point of origin, locality to public footpaths, level of decay/destruction and generally their overall appearance, a 'Trolly Taxonomy' you could say. One main point I investigated was if the Trolley would be collected within 24 hours or if it would remain and adapt to its new environment. Initially this involved going back to the site the next day to make observations if any and/or to search in the immediate vicinity for clues. After a while these basic observations would lead me to conclude if the Trolley was a mere 'Passer Through' or a 'Resident' for an undetermined amount of time.

-End Waffle:

Below is the final edit of 123 shopping trollies, my next step is the arrangement and formation of a book... Woo Hoo!!!