The New National Collectors
Photographic documentation of the human collector in his natural habitat.
Photos and words by Elyse Bouvier
Quinn Eastlick (albumous quinerous) is a record collector by nature. He can regularly be found at a record store swiftly picking through rows of records to find what may be called a “classic” or a “must-have”. If albumous quinerous locates a rare album to add to his collection he will immediately leave said record store to listen to the music at home.
Amy Rempel (rempeliticus shoeticum) is a chameleon of footwear. She instinctively collects shoes of all patterns and materials to adapt to any situation. On most nights, rempeliticus shoeticum can be spotted with a matching pair of footwear scouting out other shoeticums “chameleon feet”.
Like a raven and shiny material, Chelsea Klukas (photograpus klukasamous) instinctively hoards a collection of cameras and various photographic materials. Photograpus klukasamous can be hard to find as she hunts in many different locales for the perfect item to add to her image collection. Upon finding a new camera to use as a tool, a photograpus will be found in groups of other humans flashing light in their faces as a defence mechanism.
Flight is everything to Jessica Nicol (jesicateri barfermous). While she herself doesn’t have wings, she utilizes the flight patterns of the local airlines to gather convenient barf recepticles. She will nag friends who fly to destinations all over the world to fuel her “travel bug” with air sickness bags in many languages. Jesicateri barfermous can be found lurking at any airport, anywhere in the world, hoping to find a rare bag to add to her collection.
Jason Dewar (jasonaticus caffeinateri) is a creature with a very sensitive palate to food, wine and especially coffee. Jasonaticus caffeinateri spends his days in cafés sourcing out the best cup in town and looking for new ceramics to add to his collection. If you spot jasonaticus caffeinateri in the morning before he has had coffee, back away slowly, or offer coffee before approaching.
