Junk that has a life of its own
A submission from Jordan Bickett
When I started shooting with a 4×5 I would always make amateurish mistakes like pulling the dark slide out before closing the lens, thus ruining the film in the holder. For no reason I kept the film that this happened to and was never developed on my self where I collected a pile of sheets that never got the chance of becoming an image due to my slip ups. But then I noticed the film changed color and tone and was ever so slightly day by day changing and becoming art all on its own. Now I shuffle the sheets and change which in on top and in what position in an effort to create more wonderful patterns and shapes. I’m so glad i have a compulsion to keep everything because sometime it takes on a life of its own.
