I edited away the books from stock images of everyday life. The project “Removed Words” aims to showcase our disconnected isolation when focused on the written word.
I was inspired by a chance encounter in a Vancouver cafe. The family sitting next to me at Revolver Coffee in Vancouver, BC was so disconnected from one another. Not much talking. Father and two daughters have their books out. Mom doesn’t have one or chooses to leave it put away. She stares out the window, sad and alone in the company of her family. Dad looks up every so often to announce some obscure passage he read.
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I hate grass. It's soft, and it's green, and it stays in its place.
"I bet he's thinking about other women" "I'm building out of invisible Legos!"
"If you clean a vacuum cleaner, does that make you a vacuum cleaner?" "Dude! Go to bed! I have a headache!"
Reading doesn't mean strange or lonely. Reading doesn't mean disconnected. Some of us don't need constant, inane chatter. Some of us like the warmth of our favorite people while exploring boundless horizons emblazoned in the written word. It isn't sad, it is a delightful romp through your imagination surrounded by people you love.
I saw this done with smart phones. It showed much more disconnect I think. People tended to lean away from each other. Here, it's more like they are bonding over a shared, but separate activity.
Reading doesn't mean strange or lonely. Reading doesn't mean disconnected. Some of us don't need constant, inane chatter. Some of us like the warmth of our favorite people while exploring boundless horizons emblazoned in the written word. It isn't sad, it is a delightful romp through your imagination surrounded by people you love.
I saw this done with smart phones. It showed much more disconnect I think. People tended to lean away from each other. Here, it's more like they are bonding over a shared, but separate activity.
