I spy... online exhibition

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I spy… a disposable camera project is a mail art program created by UNIT/PITT. Ten emerging visual artists were each sent a disposable camera and a unique text prompt. They were instructed to photograph whatever they wanted, as long as one photograph responded to the prompt. UNIT/PITT selected nine photographs from each roll to showcase online from Oct 14-Dec 31, 2020.

Much like its car game namesake, I spy… is devised as an escape from confinement, in response to restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. I spy… is as much a mission to capture a specific photograph, as to pass the time. With that in mind, the images in this exhibition document a series of discreet performances with backdrops ranging from high-rises to undergrowth. 

The artists for this inaugural I spy... were chosen through an open call for emerging and student artists by Sunny Nestler, Molly Randhawa and Eleanor Wearing. The prompts were composed by Samantha Nock.