The Burning House

If your house was burning, what would you take with you? I recently read about an interesting project called The Burning House. Here's the idea.

If your house was burning, what would you take with you? It's a conflict between what's practical, valuable and sentimental. What you would take reflects your interests, background and priorities. Think of it as an interview condensed into one question.

A photographer (Foster Huntington) captures the items that individuals, from artists to white collar professionals to children, would take with them in a fire. He even has a book coming out, because it is superbly addicting and alluring to see what is most meaningful and valuable to others. It's also wildly personal, which might be what makes it so enticing.

Check it out at theburninghouse.com, and let me know what you think. It's one of the best art projects I've come across in ages, and I just needed to share it.