It is a place of trash that has been transformed into a place of beauty. However, this landscape offers a metaphor of hope. This government structure reflects a societal value homeless cats and dogs are just another waste stream. The second reason for the landfill location is because the county animal shelter falls under the same management as the landfill. These photographs offer the last opportunity for the dogs to find homes. Their bodies will be buried deep in the landfill among our trash. First, this is where the dogs will end up if they do not find a home. The landfill site is used for two reasons.

Each week for 18 months (late 2012–early 2014) I bring one dog from the county animal shelter and photograph him/her at the local landfill. These are dogs who have been homeless for at least two weeks, and now face euthanasia if they do not find a home. These are not just cute pictures of dogs. This includes purchases of Art, Greeting Cards, Clocks, Candles, Bags, T-Shirts, Vino2Go, Brew2Go, DVDs, AND EVERYTHING ELSE! When you make any purchase in the shop on first friday, July 7th, Designbox will donate 10% of the sale. In addition, a portion of Shop Sales will be donated!ġ0% Shop Sales from First Friday will be donated to Wake County Animal Shelter. SPECIAL Pet Brands in the Shop For July, we have asked a few select local pet related brands to join us in the shop! Read about them below. For every monetary donation, you can choose a 4×4 animal portrait from the wall to take home with you!

“give some, take one” Donation Wall Join Mary Shannon Johnstone & Designbox in an interactive donation based display, benefiting Wake County Animal Shelter. For the month of July, Designbox will exhibit these photos that show the joy and love of life these dogs have. Landfill Dogs Project is a photography exploration by Mary Shannon Johnstone, in which she photographs shelter dogs that have been homeless for at least 2 weeks. For July, Designbox welcomes Mary Shannon JohnstoneĪnd her Landfill Dogs Project to the Gallery.

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