Here is a selection of photographic approaches to collections, typologies and curation that Gary has selected.
Collect
Producing and curating a collection of similar things, often called a Typology is an approach employed by artists, designers and photographers for generations. It is interesting how an individual item can be elevated to a higher status when part of a collection.
Irving Penn collected rubbish, or ‘Street Material’ as he called it, when walking around NYC. He took these items into his studio and photographed them in great detail on a simple white background. This process of changing the context and scale of the objects transformed them into something else.
CATALOGUE
There are many different ways translate your chosen objects, here are some examples