The Dumpsters of Oberlin 28
June 24, 2017
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This entry was posted on June 24, 2017 by Linda Grashoff. It was filed under Built Environment, Dumpsters and Trashcans, Surfaces and was tagged with abstract, dumpster, Oberlin, photography, rust.
Romancing Reality 
This would look great as a large print in someone’s living room!
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June 24, 2017 at 7:38 AM
Thanks, Ken. I think I’ve said this before: I plan to make some prints of these dumpster photographs and see if anyone else feels that way. I think most people who buy my prints prefer photographs of the Vermilion River or the nearby pond in the park. So it will be a gamble. But I think most of all, I want to see how these photos look printed. It’s something like what Gary Winogrand said: that he photographed because he liked to see how things look photographed. And I guess the next step would be wanting to see how your print looks hung in whatever environment. I’d like to see that, too. (I think.)
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June 24, 2017 at 8:08 AM
really love your eye for these 🙂
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June 24, 2017 at 8:06 AM
Thank you, Joshi—the man with the eye! I’m looking forward to going out and finding more. Dumpster tourism!
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June 24, 2017 at 8:10 AM
Are all these vertical lines caused by runny paint? I can’t think of any other logical explanation. An extraordinary image in your collection of Dumpster images.
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June 28, 2017 at 3:16 AM
I, too, assume that what we’re looking at is paint that has dripped down like that. It was hardened by the time I photographed it. I truly doubt that these marks were made on purpose. They were on the inside of the dumpster. Someone probably just flung a can of paint into the bin—though how that managed to make this design baffles me.
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June 28, 2017 at 9:39 AM