objects of affliction
DESCRIPTION
A two volume book bound by hand and hinged together to mimic the cyclical and complementary nature between society and our waste. The books feature experimental film photography detailing the forgotten and overlooked eccentricities found throughout Michigan’s landscapes.TRANSCRIPT
no : 01 nighthawks � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 05
no : 02 lines of communication � � � � � � � 07
no : 03 System of Support � � � � � � � � � � � 09
no : 04 Price of Convenience � � � � � � � � � 13
no : 05 RACE OFFICE � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 15
no : 06 WORK ROOM � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 16
no : 07 BEHIND OUR SHED � � � � � � � � � � � � 19
no : 08 LOADING DOCK � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 21
no : 09 FORGOTTEN TECHNIQUES � � � � � � � � 22
no : 10 FREE REIGN � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 25
no : 11 THE SHOWROOM � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 27
no : 12 MODERN PATRIOT � � � � � � � � � � � 29
� Objects of affliction �
5
no � 01 NightHawks
+ 43� 37 ’ 45”N
- 85� 29 ’ 01”W
� Objects of affliction �
7
no : 02 Lines of Communication
+ 42� 57 ’ 18”N
- 85� 39 ’ 05”W
� Objects of affliction �
9
no : 03 System of Support
+ 42� 33 ’ 49”N
- 83� 10 ’ 58”W
� Objects of affliction �
11
� Objects of affliction �
no : 04 Price of Convenience
+ 42� 12 ’ 17”N
- 83� 08 ’ 55”W
13
� Objects of affliction �
15
no : 05 RAce Office
+ 42� 57 ’ 47”N
- 83� 50 ’ 15”W
� Objects of affliction �
no : 06 Work room
+ 43� 45 ’ 37”N
- 85� 29 ’ 39”W
17
� Objects of affliction �
19
no : 07 Behind our shed
+ 43� 46’ 45”N
- 85� 30 ’ 08”W
� Objects of affliction �
21
no : 08 Loading Dock
+ 42� 57 ’ 18”N
- 85� 39 ’ 06”W
� Objects of affliction �
no : 09 forgotten Techniques
+ 42� 57 ’ 19”N
- 85� 39 ’ 07”W
23
� Objects of affliction �
25
no : 10 Free Reign
+ 43� 45 ’ 34”N
- 85� 29 ’ 39”W
� Objects of affliction �
2727
no : 11 THe Showroom
+ 43� 41 ’ 54”N
- 85� 29 ’ 01”W
� Objects of affliction �
29
no : 12 Modern PAtriot
+ 43� 46’ 40”N
- 85� 30 ’ 08”W
design + Photography
CRaig Cockerill
Cameras
Canon EOS 650
1987-1989
Film
Centuria Super 400
EXp� May 2007
As societies live and die, they leave behind traces of their existence;
objects and artifacts of bygone times� Rarely does a society live amongst
their relics; our mass consumption has granted us the opportunity to see
exactly what we are leaving behind� While there is beauty in our decay,
we need to find a natural balance between our coveted goods and the
waste left in their wake�
Argus c2
1938-1942
This series is a compilation of photographs taken throughout michigan
between 2010 and 2011� THese photographs are a culmination of travelled
miles, missed expiration dates, (sub)urban sprawl, planned obsolescence,
derelict lots, civic decay, and; most importantly; human waste�
c o c k e r i l l . m e