January | 2015 | MUSEUM FATIGUE

Mystery Object #22: Pop Cowboy UniSex Shampoo

January 19, 2015 by Museum Fatigue

After a long day on the road, we checked in to our hotel in Pailn—a small town near the border with Thailand—and the first thing I wanted to do was take a shower. So, imagine my surprise when I found two mystery objects on the back of the toilet seat. On the front of the single use packages was written—”Pop Cowboy UniSex” featuring a cowboy and a cowgirl(?) together with the symbols ♀ and ♂ in pink. The cowboy even […]

Categories: Advertising, Bodies, Mystery Objects • Tags: cowboy, product, sexuality

The Split Presence of the Tourist: Battambang, Cambodia

January 18, 2015 by Museum Fatigue

While enjoying breakfast in a local restaurant on the street in Battambang, Cambodia, I captured a wonderful moment that highlights some of the contradictions of tourism. Two tourists, sitting in the comfortable posture of the lounge chair attached to the front of a sightseeing tricycle, passed by. Each wore dark sunglasses and large white headphones. They stare ahead watching the streetscape unfold to the personalized audio soundtrack of narration or music. They are in the city and yet distinctly apart from it—both […]

Categories: Photo Essays, Random Reflections, Tourism • Tags: Battambang, Cambodia

“We No Longer Need Weapons” Siem Reap, Cambodia

January 12, 2015 by Museum Fatigue

Yesterday afternoon, while driving on the outskirts of Siem Reap, we passed this hand-painted propaganda poster outside of a hospital. I’ve been too busy for much blogging lately, but do want to make more of an effort to keep posting interesting things–especially while I am here in Cambodia.

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Cambodia, propaganda poster, Siem Reap, violence, weapons