Abandoned Toy Society

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A photographer from Athens posts pictures of lost and discarded toys. His Instagram blog has amassed 16,000 followers.

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Source: tjournal.ru

Greek photographer and designer Alexis Efstafopoulos (@alef79) started capturing discarded toys after a plastic horse was once in the frame: “What I liked most about this photo was the shapes: the horse, the sidewalk lines, the fence… In the following days I saw the toys on the streets again and again. Obviously they were always on the streets of Athens, but I just didn't notice them."

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1. In order to organize his collection, Alexis started tagging pictures of toys with the hashtag #deadtoyssociety.

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2. Over time, other users of the photo service picked it up, adding their own finds to the list of abandoned toys.

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3. According to the photographer, this process affects him like a memorial service for discarded toys: “This project is not only about toys, it is also about childhood, nostalgia, the past, memories and reuse.”

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Keywords: Instagram | Toys | Social networks

     

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