EMPTY YOUR POCKETS
Conceptual Photography
2025 (Zürich)
Supervision: Matthias Bünzli, Karin Seiler
Realized at Visual Communication ZHdK
👁️ Exhibited at ZHdK
Supervision: Matthias Bünzli, Karin Seiler
Realized at Visual Communication ZHdK
👁️ Exhibited at ZHdK
As part of my project for the Minor in Visual Literacy, I spent nearly half a year asking people in Zurich to show me the contents of their pockets. The aim was to take a documentary look at everyday objects that we often overlook – things that are carried, used, forgotten, or found by chance.
The photographic work is based on an ethnographic approach: through informal conversations, spontaneous encounters, and observation, a visual archive of urban everyday culture emerged. The camera served as a tool of research.
The resulting images are not portraits in the classical sense, but instead tell stories of people through the objects they carry. The project positions itself as an exploration of how seemingly insignificant things can provide insight into social structures, personal histories, and cultural patterns.
What do you carry with you — and would you be willing to show me?
The photographic work is based on an ethnographic approach: through informal conversations, spontaneous encounters, and observation, a visual archive of urban everyday culture emerged. The camera served as a tool of research.
The resulting images are not portraits in the classical sense, but instead tell stories of people through the objects they carry. The project positions itself as an exploration of how seemingly insignificant things can provide insight into social structures, personal histories, and cultural patterns.
What do you carry with you — and would you be willing to show me?
