SCRAPBOOK WITH GUNS

BULGARIA EA/BG/0007

At first sight, this is an innocent object: a washed out red school notebook with a black spine and a white label on the cover saying ‘Kent’. Confusion arises when looking at its content: collages of guns and other military gear. A contrast triggers a counter circuit between innocence and violence, which turns this object into a curious source of reflection on material culture as a seat of anthropological interest. Who made this? Who owned this? Why guns? Why in a school notebook? One wonders.

SCRAPBOOK WITH GUNS

BULGARIA EA/BG/0007

At first sight, this is an innocent object: a washed out red school notebook with a black spine and a white label on the cover saying ‘Kent’. Confusion arises when looking at its content: collages of guns and other military gear. A contrast triggers a counter circuit between innocence and violence, which turns this object into a curious source of reflection on material culture as a seat of anthropological interest. Who made this? Who owned this? Why guns? Why in a school notebook? One wonders.