What does the last photo on your phone say about you? Part of the ‘Last Photo’ project, in which the US artist and filmmaker Ivan Cash asks strangers around the world to tell the story behind their most recent picture, this instalment sees a motley crew of Chicagoans relaying the frank, funny and occasionally touching anecdotes behind their last snap.
What secrets does the last picture on your phone hold?
Director: Ivan Cash
6 November 2017
videoSocial psychology
Never judge a book by its cover. But what about people and their faces?
12 minutes
videoAnthropology
How leisure time on a city beach reveals the gaps and connections in urban communities
3 minutes
videoBiography and memoir
A man looks back on life with his beloved wife – on the ebb and flow of memories
3 minutes
videoHome
A street-level view of homelessness from a woman living through it
11 minutes
videoTechnology and the self
The story of a breakup, an unplanned pregnancy and a childhood – told in 100 texts
11 minutes
videoInformation and communication
From mental image to sketch – how memories and emotions conjure up a face
23 minutes
videoArt
What happens when you take a cursor – and other video-editing tools – on a city walk
1 minute
videoBiography and memoir
Do we need our memories when we can document virtually every aspect of our lives?
10 minutes
videoTechnology and the self
Can you get to know someone through visualisations of their personal data?
3 minutes