Ode to Perec

French novelist Georges Perec makes known in his writing the invisible details we overlook in our daily lives. This project materialises the act of observing the everyday, of noticing space, and is a kind of thank you, an ode, to him. Perec asks us to question how we navigate our space, and this project expands on that question. ‘Ode to Perec’ is a collection of observational, experimental writing pieces along with an exploration of methods of reinterpreting the everyday, inspired by works from Perec. A camera box, an adapted camera lucida, as a materialised form of the written work and everyday observations, along with instructions on how to construct such a device. This project is an exploration and reinterpretation of the normal, an investigation into the infra-ordinary using the combined mediums of writing and photography to communicate a lesson about the everyday. Yesterday and today and tomorrow, space changes.