Monthly Documentation:
May 2006
May brought a nice rebound in the number of mattresses gathered in recent months. I think between spring cleaning and the fact that I live near a college campus and it's the end of a school year both help with a tide of mattresses getting thrown out, though I almost thought I'd find more than the sixteen I did get. I'm a hopeful hunter and ever the optimist.

With reports of a slowing economy, I surmise people may be rethinking possible new mattress purchases in conjunction with the latte factor. Or maybe they've decided to keep buying their lattes and subsequently have to keep their old, less-than-comfortable mattress. But I do think the freakonomics of my research has found some connection between coffee and sleeping.

Running total: 135 mattresses

Process: I will photograph discarded dreams in the guise of used mattresses found in the trash during my daily travels about the city.