Appendix > Defintion of Terms > The Idiosyncratic and Everyday
The portraits in Portraits in People-Knowing use technology mine the idiosyncratic and everyday such as how we href="../images3/gps/grocery.jpg">commute, the text messages we send and theminutes from a meeting
While the illumination of the idiosyncratic and everyday is not without precedent, I employ its use for a variety of purpose including as a way to draw the viewer into the work and to create a more objective way for participants to view their life.