Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Two specimens from Ellicottville, NY


(from left to right)
Girl in pink jacket talking about hand warmers.
Squeaky ski boots.



Monday, December 27, 2010

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Four specimens manifested as leaves

Girl talking about "shenanigans."

#13




Man pushing cart and wearing a crown.

#39




Guy in baseball cap eating icecream cone.

#124




Girl in red jacket gesturing animatedly to herself.

#48



Friday, December 24, 2010

The Traffic Cone Preservation Society

I remembered about this site the other day. It reminds of what I'm doing now. It also reminds me of seventh grade and adopting isosceles triangles.


Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Hiding

Little kid staring, then hiding behind van.

#30



Little girl running and hiding under table.

#50

Monday, December 6, 2010

Pins spilled all over the floor.

#158


Man says "excuse me" before going in the "exit" door of the library.

#157

This specimen combines one thing I love and one thing I hate: juicy fruit gum and blatantly ignoring signs. Touching chewed gum does not make me anxious, but someone going in the "out" does.

Smiling at the security camera.

#156

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Three specimens containing mention of snow

#57 - 10/09/2010 2:49 PM - Snowball in mouth of tiger statue.



12/01/2010 4:06 PM - Realising this is the first real snow of the season.



12/05/2010 2:58 PM



Friday, December 3, 2010

Five specimens to be entered into collection



A note on the organizational process

Each specimen is given a number based on chronology and recorded into a database based on a classification system. The physical specimens are kept in drawers mostly according to this organizational system.



Object Classifications

Subject Class:
A (magenta) – Inanimate or absent subject
B (cyan) – Living singular subject
C (yellow) – Multiple living subjects

Descript (circle) – Visual or other supplementary classification of subject
Nondescript (square) – No supplementary classification of subject

Action Class:
0 – No action
1 - Action
2 – Communication (between subjects)
3 – Connection (between collector and subject – subject unaware)
4 – Contact (between collector and subject – subject aware)


Two leopards taking a nap.