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How to be part of the Happiness consensus :)

Take a digital camera or phone (and a friend probably) and go to your favourite local location (within 3 miles of your home). Before you set off, consider your favourite activity, and whatever that may be, take with you any necessary equipment, people, accessories. Set your up your activity in your favourite place and get the lovely friend to take a photo of you, in your favourite local place, doing your favourite thing. Be as adventurous or subtle as you like. I want to collect as many images as possible from as many places as possible. Only take 2 photos, these should be from a different time/angle. Take your time to set up your shot exactly as you want it. CLICK. Yay! Once you’ve taken your pic, upload it to this blog site for all to see.

Thank you,

Layla T xxxxxxxx trying to share happiness around the world.















About Layla

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Brighton, United Kingdom
The idea of art as a tool for social change drives me to create. I view myself not only as an artist but as a human being and as such wish to make a difference in the world around me. It is through the integration of art and sociological concerns that I feel this is possible. Coming from a very holistic approach to education, I find it hard to separate artifact from context, context from site and site from society. My practice has taken and continues to take many different forms, working through and mixing mediums to find the appropriate way to express the concept at the heart of my thinking. I feel it is my place as an artist to question arts role and function in everything I do. I enjoy making work which creates discourse across demographics, locations and contexts. I am influenced by the work of the Situationists and their interventions in public contexts. My work creates opportunities for ones perception to be ever so slightly shifted.
This data is supplied by the participants in the 2010 Happiness Consensus. All information is directly quoted from participants (or if appropriate parents/cares of) in response to the following information requests; Name, Occupation, Age, Location, Any others comments.

All the photos were taken on disposable cameras which travelled to the various participants, which has determined the quality of the images. The analogue type nature was intentional. Lost in transit refers to photos which were lost through the transitory process of the project. The numbers in () refer to the individual camera the image was taken on.



Participants;

Kenneth Slater. Student Music Tec. 21. Inside, Bristol. (1) (lost in transit). Loves music.

Marshall. Lazy cat. 2. Inside, Bristol. (1) (lost in transit). Prrr miaow.

Theresa. Retired Violinist. Outside, Bristol. (1). Loves sitting in the sun.

Anna Slater. Herbalist. Outside, Bristol. (1).Loves gardening.

Rowena Tombsor. Dance Artist. 23. Outside, Polzeath, Cornwall. (1) (lost in transit). Likes to walk.

Hussane. 2. Outside, The Garden, Bristol. (1)

Otis. 6m months. Outside, The Garden, Bristol. (1)

Khadeejah. 6. Outside, The Garden, Bristol. (1)

Solomon. 3. Outside, The Garden, Bristol (1)

Amari. 5. Outside, The Garden, Bristol (1)

Sion. 7. Outside, The Garden, Bristol. (1)

Aisha. 5. Outside, The Garden, Bristol. (1)

Steve. Singer. Outside, Australia. (2). Likes to take his clothes off.

Adele. Nurse/runs a hostel. Inside, Australia. (2)

Jonathan Picker. Physician. 45. Outside &Inside, Boston, USA. (3) Fascinating idea-good luck.

Brian Day. Exercise trainer. 33. Boston, USA. (3) (lost in transit)

Rachel Haven. Administrative Assistant. 23. Outside, Holliston, USA. (3). J

Dawnie Brown. Art teacher/photographer. 30. Outside. North Wales, UK. (3). I HEART LAYLA! (The second shot is me eating ice cream -which makes me very happy –however I look grumpy init as I wasn’t ready when Adam took the shot! –might not want to use that one.*

Lauren Simpson-Greengrass. Writer, Traveller. 25. Inside, Totnes. (3) ‘Parental consent’ given. I like chicken; I like liver meow mix meow mix Please deliver.

Tessa Gleeson. 181/2 (27). Inside, Totnes. (3) ‘Parental Consent’ I’m quite old enough thank you. I love these people and it here. Joni, me, Layla, Lauren.

Joni Erin Brown. Choreographer.29. Inside, Totnes. (3). Once upon a time there were 3 little pigs.

Ian Prescott. Canoeist. 36. Totnes. (3) (lost in transit). Life is but a dream.

Francis Deutsch. Setting up as a small holding. 49. Totnes. (3). I get a “kick” just walking down the road.

Tekla Joanna Woeniak. Freelance curator/workshop leader. 28. Poznan. Poland. (4) (lost in transit). Nothing exists in isolation share.

Maciej barnaba Maria Wkodarcztk. www.qpoznan. 31. Poznan, Polant. (4) lost in transit)

Marianna Pisworz. Cukture mewefer. 27. Poznan, Poland. (4) (lost in transit).

Katka Blaschert. Student. 25. Gdaivsr. (4)(lost in transit)

Monika Lotkowska. Photographer.27.Outside, Gdansk, Poland. (4).

Merryn and Ailsa Tully. Students. 13 and 25. Outside, Monmouth, Wales, UK. 5. FunFunFun! Got a bit carried away.

Colin Tully. Teacher. 56. Inside, Monmouth, Wales, UK. (5)

Daniel. Voluntary social worker. 19. Inside, Monmouth, Wales, UK. (5)

Anne Sobieske. Student or! Interpreter. 40. Outside, Long Ashton, Bristol. (5). Nice ideaJ

Tilly. Student. 16. Inside, Hereford. (5). J

Josh. Student. 16. Inside, Hereford. (5). I’m not gay:_

Chris and Daniel. Professional bcafs/students. 16. Inside. Hereford. (5)

Alba. Kali. Sandi, Sumani and Thea. Student. 16. Inside, Hereford. (5). J heart

Grace. Student.13. Inside. Outside, Totnes. (5)

Rozz. Dog Walker. 27. Outside, the Veranda, Fitou, South France, (6)

Daniel Hignell. Music student. 27. Outside, Leucate plage, South France. (6)

Layla Tully. Art teacher/Artist. 27. Outside, Leucate plage, South France. (6)

Alistair Hignell. Journalist. Outside, Fitou, South France. (6)

Adam Hignell. Charity Worker. 29. Outside, The chateau, Fitou, South France. (6)