The Craigslist Project turns Internet anonymity into art

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I would have never thought you could turn craigslist into art. For those who don’t know (really?), craigslist is one of the oldest – if not the oldest – free classified sites on the web. There’s really everything there, kind of a cesspool in some sections. Heck, I found a couple of jobs on craigslist and they weren’t all that enjoyable. Caveat emptor.

This is pretty cool work!

The Craigslist Project, Samantha Allen’s first exhibit, is a collection of original photographs and written ads that she submitted to the popular classifieds website in the hopes that she might receive intriguing or otherwise noteworthy responses — which, for the most part, she did.

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3 thoughts on “The Craigslist Project turns Internet anonymity into art

  1. hi Dave! First of all, I want to thank you for posting this. Secondly, the Craigslist Project is back as part of the 2012 CONTACT Festival and will be up for the month of May at the Earl Selkirk Gallery. All the info is here: http://scotiabankcontactphoto.com/index.php/events/873 and if you are able to make it out to the opening reception please say hi! – Samantha –

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