Meet The Woman Who Took 12 795 Photos Of Everything She Owns
A photographer who spent four years photographing every single thing she owns has revealed she had 'no idea' how much work was involved when she started.
Barbara Iweins, from Belgium, decided six years ago to start taking snaps of everything in her possession, from medicine bottles, old sunglasses to mugs, drone shot aerial symmetry shot knives and forks.
The complete work, which consists of 12,795 photos, is the subject of a show at the Cortona on the Move [http://globletrainings.com
Types of VideographersTypes of Videographers-three, also snapped many of her children's possessions.
She added that she hopes people realise we 'hide things we are buying'.
'Everything is in closets - that's the thing. I was rediscovering skirts and thinking: 'I haven't worn this - it's really quite nice. Now I'm going to use it and use it'.'
She also discovered that 21 per cent of bathroom objects are metallic, 43 per cent are plastic.
By categorising the items she found that one per cent of her clothes are a colour she hates - purple.
Among the photos are a mix of intimate items, valuable gifts, and every day disposal necessities like medicine, toilet roll, socks and clingfilm
Old letters were also featured by Barbara
She also shared photos of her sofa
She also discovered that 21 per cent of bathroom objects are metallic, 43 per cent are plastic
Perhaps more poignantly, she realised just one per cent of her objects are important - and that she can get rid of 99 per cent of them.
'Most of the objects I really care for are the things I cannot replace,' she said, adding that she hasn't bought new clothes in five years.
'I've had a divorce and I've lost a boyfriend to cancer. These objects - the 1 per cent that are important to me and my children - I know they are going to be there. I realised - it's pathetic, I know - that you can rely on things.,' she added.
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