As part
of this project I interviewed some of the travelling public on Wessex
Trains to find out more about the issue of luggage and what things are
chosen to be part of our journey and why. The results were sometimes
predictable and often surprising. I would like to thank all those that
took part in my survey.
To develop
thgis idea and as a way of finding out what objects people may choose
to travel with I asked a selection of people to pack a bag for an actual
journey and write a short statement to accompany their selection of
items. I was not awrae of the contents of the bags until they were x-rayed
for me at the Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. The resulting images
with the help of Ingrid Hesling, are proof of the mystery surrounding
other people's personal possessions, their 'things', and the fascination
that we have with needing to find out about them.
Jenni
Dutton January 2006