ObsessiveConsumption is a design grad-student's project to document every single thing she purchases, from muffins to sofas: every single purchase is logged to a website with a photo and a receipt, and the photo/receipt combo are stuck to a giant mosiac wall in a glassine envelope. Compulsives make the world go 'round.
This is how Obsessive Consumption works. I take a picture of the item, keep the receipt, store the picture and the receipt in a glassine envelope, mark the outside of the envelopewith the date and then rank it according to myoverall satisfaction. Some envelopes contain mor e than just a photo of the purchase and it'sreceipt. As I flip through the months, certain objects contain memories that I wouldn't have normally remembered if I hadn't been doing this project. Some purchases embarrass me,some make me sad, and others contain minute moments that would have been lost if I didn't have the pictures to remind me of them. Other items have been lost, eaten, thrown or given away, but I still have the photo of the item. I own a part of the history of the object.
(Thanks, Max!)
