A Life Through the Lens

I ended my last post with a trailer from the new "Life in a Day" movie. The film is meant to "serve as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July 2010." One of the reasons I was so attracted to this film is because it shows us how something as simple as making a recording (even of the most seemingly trivial events) can provide insight and knowledge into other cultures.

I recently discovered that one of my friends is involved in a similar project. Her group has embarked upon a journey to prove that recording our day-to-day events provides a medium for universal connection, and subsequently, a more vibrant and cohesive global community.

Their project is called Nancy May Flowers: A Life Through the Lens.

Nancy M. Flowers

They are researching the human obsession with self-documentation through the life of Nancy May Flowers. Their mission? To uncover what a "lifetime of photographs can reveal about our obsession with digital identities."

Please visit their website, watch their video, and back their project so that they can continue this intriguing work.