Gallery: All I Own: Swedish Students P...
"All I Own" was inspired by Kvist's own experiences - she moved to a flat in Stockholm in a truck full of stuff.
“All I Own” was inspired by Kvist’s own experiences – she moved to a flat in Stockholm in a truck full of stuff, then left the city with just an IKEA bag with her computer, camera, and a few clothes. She says that people born in the 80′s — like the ones on her project — are the first generation of Swedes that are less well off than their parents. Many people she knows change houses frequently and don’t own property, yet they are commonly described as selfish and materialistic by their elders.
Well, judging by these pictures they don’t look materialistic – instead, their possessions offer a compelling case for anti-consumerism and make us re-think which objects we really can’t live without.
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nice work
That’s not ALL they own….that’s all they took with them to college. Hardly an unusual feat. I bet somewhere in their parents’ house are boxes of books, clothes, toys and momentos of the past that they also own. (they may tell themselves that their parents ‘own’ it but woe to the parents that throw that stuff out without asking!) I’d like to see these same people 5 years after college. (and do none of them have cars or bikes??)
These images could look more stark and less cluttered, but they would be less real. I like the idea of quality and simpleness. yay!
You can still be materialistic, ex: Amish people, they spend two thousand on a recumbent bike but wouldn’t have fancy clothes. It’s a very relative thing. Which is WHY this is cool. I relate to it.
I’m Canadian and a recent college grad and I have about that amount of stuff. They just look like typical students. Nothing special …
Wow, when I was a college student thirty years ago and even beyond I had much less than any of the above photographs. No tele and far fewer shoes but I did have tons of albums. Everything fit into my volkswagon. I don’t think furniture was or is very important to college students…which is what takes up much space. And, seriously? All young people get harassed by their elders…this will go on forever and rightly so. It is up to the elders to keep the young on their toes!!!
Awesome statement, but wouldn’t it be more telling to photograph adults in their 40s? When I was a student, I likely had less stuff than any I saw in these photos. Students don’t own much. Also, I didn’t live at home. I left home at 14, so I had no home base in which to store what didn’t fit in my college dorm. The most cumbersome possessions I had in those days was my milk-crate contained record collection.