Many Same
If you've ever taken a clichéd photo of, say, yourself on a camel in front of the Giza Pyramids or clouds out the window of an aeroplane, you might want to have a look at Many Same - because there's a good chance your photo could be reuniting with its lost brethren.
An archive of universal sameness, Many Same's creator Tim Anderson has probed the far corners of the Internet to find pieces of the same puzzle and has presented it in one mass collection of images, isolated from their original context. It’s through this form of representation that a photograph of your sister jumping on the bed, which symbolised some pivotal moment in your adolescence, loses all inherent significance in place of a broader thematic emphasis.
An online art project such as this has only become possible through the brave dissemination of personal images by Internet users around the globe, so if you want a piece of your life to become part of a larger microcosm of cultural meaning, then get involved and contribute. The photo of your cat in a cardboard box could soon find scores of other feline friends to play with.
Ambience: Indoor
Difficulty: Won't hurt a bit
Keywords: Online, Photography
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