The Wallet Project: An Archive

I began the wallet project back in 2019 when someone (I don’t talk to anymore) showed me their wallet. In this archival project, I document, sneak into, more accurately, my friend’s wallets because to me they’re a fascinating ecosystem of our subconscious. Because it is from friend’s who have moved out of their homes/hometowns, it also explores the idea of ‘home.’ and is an attempt to capture the little memories/ideas of it that we carry with ourselves. The photograph of a significant other (or a family/friend) stereotype, the bill from a restaurant you had dinner at 3 and a half months back, a broken button that fell out of your shirt, and probably an assortment of things that we are too lazy or too attached to throw away. Here are a few photos I sneaked into my friends' wallets for: