Mass Observation: This is your photo
- Mass Observation (MO) was founded in 1937.
- A radical experiment in social science, art and documentary.
- The Archive consists of extensive written accounts of daily life, ephemera and photographs.
- The leading figures in MO's formation included: Tom Harrisson and Charles Madge.
I was curious about the exhibition initially, the title 'Mass Observation' led me to think it was going to be about privacy and the amount of CCTV etc. When I discovered it wasn't, I was still interested however as I progressed through the gallery I quickly lost interest. I understand that the work looks at people however it seems to be looking at taken for granted things that no one seems to care about. It felt quite tiring looking at this work because I failed to understand the relevance to society today. Overall, I liked the approach taken in recording some documents such as the Observations from Blackpool where the dialogue/action was written.
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