Photographer Nigel Shafran documented the act of washing the dishes in his apartment's kitchen for a series of photographs entitled Washing Up. His observations of daily life give us a glimpse of this everyday chore from someone else's perspective...
Each photo is accompanied by a list of food prepared that day, the dishes left behind as remnants of the meal. We get a kick out of seeing the varied arrangement of dishes and utensils from day to day, the different qualities of light, the growing plant in the window, the vestiges of special occasions left behind at the kitchen sink. For more of Shafran's work, much of it centered on home life, like a series of his girlfriend entitled Ruth on the Phone (at left), check out his website.
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This supports my reason for getting rid of a dish rack.
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if I had to deal with separate hot and cold faucets, I think I'd lose my mind! two separate handles are bad enough, but two spouts? yikes!
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I like the pictures! To me, dishes is a meditation. Nice presentation.
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:-D i love this; the shot with the huge wrapped bouquet (?) in particular.
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I wish my walls would support a second wall-mounted dish rack. I could really use the second draining space!
There's something very sublime and peaceful about this concept.
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I have 2 spouts; one for hot, one for cold. It's fantastic. You don't get a hot water surprise when getting yourself a glass of cold water or when washing your hands. I think they look lovely too.
It looks like a really nice series of photos. I really don't like washing up, but I'm interested in the way other people do it and implement it. And I love semi-scientific records.
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