- Why do people collect? Sentimental reasons etc?
- What do they collect? Coins, Stamps, Magazines etc?
- How do they arrange and display their collections.
- Is it an obsession? A reflection of a person's character? Who they are as people?
- Is a collection a visual representation of someone's life?
Im not sure what direction this is going in just yet, I may even decide to develop a small idea further or change it completely. Its just an initial starting point that may develop into something. I like the idea of the arrangement of objects, The classification of collections, Labels. I like the way in which sticker books often have blank spaces to fill in to make up part of the whole collection. We all have preconceived ideas of what a collection could be , but I thought it could be interesting to challenge this notion and provide a collection of images that you wouldn't expect etc. I suppose a collection doesn't have to be something physical, Visual etc. I suppose it can be a collection of thought's and ideas, "Just let me collect my thoughts".
- I looked up the word collections and collectors in Wikipedia to find out some more information on the subject:
The hobby of collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector. Some collectors are generalists, accumulating merchandise, or stamps from all countries of the world. Others focus on a subtopic within their area of interest, maybe 19th century stamps, milk bottle labels, or Mongolian harnesses and tack.
