User:Hun Sea Spring 2008

Sean Hundley Hun_Sea_Spring_2008 Project Profile

Athens: Beauty and the Diseases

1. I propose to compare and contrast the beauty of Athens and the effect that overpopulation and overconsumption of the University has on the landscape through use of a flickr photo essay. My main area of focus will be the amount that each student consumes, hopefully persuading some people to rethink their choices of consumption. I plan to do this with photos of trash and wasted products contrasting the natural beauty of this area.

2. This is interesting to me because I am a fan of the out doors and mother nature, and I wish to see her preserved as long as possible. Also I feel that other people will appreciate the beauty of Athens and hopefully spark a few students to re-evaluate their consumption decisions.

3. I will research facts about consumption and university overpopulation-sticking to numbers and statistics- using Google to see what I can find. I would love to find how many plastic bags grab-n-go use in a day.

4. I plan to start shooting pictures this weekend at Five-fest, and I have many idea of possible photos. Atop bong hill at sunset- Jeff dining hall during rush- college green statue after a Friday night- I will also use short text phrases within the photo essay such as, “...think of how much you waste…does the trash we throw away actually go away?... Do you worry about the planet our children will have?”

5. "Capitolist economies motivate everyone to become more wealthy, and these collective efforts increase production. In a free market individuals benefit by being more productive." (pg. 482) --Will our material desires ever be fulfilled? How much must be made to satisfy our lust for consumption, and what will happen if nothing does? Can we really consum exponetially, forever?

6. Acoording to Enviromental Sustainability Committy-esc.mtu.edu research " Americans total yearly waste would fill a convoy of garbage trucks long anough to wrap around the earth 6 times, or half way to the moon. An average college student produces 640 lbs of waste a year, including 320 lbs. of paper." --Where does all that trash go? How much do you waste a day? What kind of a world will you leave behind? RECYCLE & STOP WASTE