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The Object Ethnography Project investigates how objects accumulate stories as they move from one life to another, and how these stories impact their value and subsequent circulation. We are looking for donations of objects—any kind of object—and the stories that come with them. Members of the public are invited to take these objects in exchange for a new story about them starting March 15th, 2012. The final online exhibit will include a photograph of the object, its original story, and its adoption story.
We are now seeking objects! If you have an item with a story, from a sentimental oven mitt to a first generation iPod with playlist on it from your first ex, and you would like to donate to this project, please mail it and its story to:
Lucrece Project
Att: Object Ethnography Project
NYU English Department
19 University Place, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10003
Stories can be handwritten, typed, or emailed (to max.liboron at nyu.edu). They can be any length, format, or language. All objects must include a story.
You can also hand-deliver objects and stories if you are in NYC.
We are accepting objects until March 31st, 2012.
There are three ways to participate in the Object Ethnography Project. You can donate an object and its story, you can request a donated object and give it a new story, or you can participate as a researcher. More information is here:
http://objectethnography.wordpress.com/participate/
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