Everything That Can Happen In A Day
NY based artist David Horvitz has a new book out documenting a year-long project in which he posted daily instructions on his Tumblr blog and through an e-mail list-serve, encouraging participation from readers. The book is filled not only with the initiatives, but also of the collected images of people carrying out the various actions in their part of the globe. I took on some of these assignments and submitted my photos to David for the book (but now part of the fun for me is that I don’t know yet whether I made it in or not because I haven’t seen the book yet). Go check it out and be inspired yourself to partake in the fun. Trust me, there’s some good stuff in there. Maybe you’ll see me, too.
<— [Click the image on the left for a link to the original newsprint poster.]
From the publisher:
Artist David Horvitz knows how to transform the mundane details of everyday life into unexpected quirks that inspire people to action. Over the course of 2009 he posted a new initiative on his blog every single day, enjoining readers to follow his lead and insert some art into everyday life. The popular blog not only inspired people to act; they also documented their actions. Everything That Can Happen In A Day features some of Horvitz’s favorite ideas as well as an astonishing array of images that document people following Horvitz’s cues.
From accompanying mail carriers on their routes to fast food restaurant Tai Chi, poetry readings in ATM kiosks and sticking your head in a freezer and photographing it, this book serves as an excellent source for making sure that on any given day nothing feels ordinary.
