This is project undertaken last semester at uni. It was inspired by the artist Ed Ruscha who created the work, twenty six gasoline stations, and some other publications - these works were documentation of every day things. Below are some pictures of his work.
I designed a poster/booklet which was housed inside a soap box. The box was opened by tearing a perforation along the edge. The idea was is for it to be like a guide kit to laundrettes to give people a new appreciation of them.
Ruscha's photos are more beautiful than mine and I think his presentation is more refined. I found it difficult to document laundrettes in the way that Ruscha documented subjects because they are not stand-alone buildings like service stations are or apartment building are. They are usually in a strip of shops, so the building really like any other shop. The laundrette is only really identified by the signage at the front.
In retrospect I think I should have shot them in black and white, because the light and colours between each shot are not consistent enough. Also, I should have presented the photos in a simple perfect bound book, as Ruscha did. I'm planning on re-working this project in the format of a zine.
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