Waste up call

A receipt is a small trace of a purchase. We accept it and often throw it away without thinking. With Waste up call, I wanted to draw attention to this everyday material again. My concept, ‘Every choice leaves a trace’, explores the traces our choices leave behind and the waste they create.

I translated this into a showpiece with a crumpled top and a skirt made from overlapping receipts. The large volume reveals how much all those small receipts add up to. The text, numbers and creases become patterns and textures. Through this, I want to encourage producers to consider more sustainable material choices and viewers to reflect on the unnecessary use of paper receipts.

I also did the styling and photography myself. During the shoot, I discovered that reclining poses worked better than the standing images I had planned. The receipts spread out around the model, making the skirt seem endless and strengthening the story.