For my material world project I decided to draw on the ideas of receipts and what we have left at the bottom of shopping bags after spending money on things. I was inspired by the work of Gabriel Kuri who blew up receipts to a huge size and made them into a sculpture to display. I made a receipt of my own listing things I had touched that day. I wanted to continue with this concept so for my piece I created a sculpture out of an old shopping bag, receipts and coins from the bottom of my handbag along with clothing tags and leaflets.
I think I liked this piece because it represents the concept of “you are what you buy” and the fact that receipts tell you a lot about a person as they are a footprint of everything you have ever bought. I also like the fact that they are my own receipts and show everything that I have bought over the last few weeks and I think this makes it quite personal.
