| May 20, 2003 |
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Obsessive Consumption
Consumption,  consumption, what's your function? Unrepentant spender Kate Bingaman is on a mission -- she plans to track and photograph everything she buys during grad school. Kate's look at her consumption habits begs several interesting questions: Are we what we buy? Are we defined by our choice of brands, movies, books, and foods? Why do we buy what we do? What is the history behind each object purchased? Kate doesn't claim to have the answers, but this pet project may help her unravel our culture's obsession with consumption. From her near-daily Qwickick coffees to glossy design magazines to cases of Miller beer, Kate records all purchases (receipts included) and gives each a satisfaction rating. She also invites others to share mini-exhibitions about the history of a purchase. And if all this consumption drives you to consume even more, there's an Obsessive Consumption store with T-shirts, pins, and gift-wrap for sale. (in Visual Arts) |
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