I've given this project a lot of thought, and picked up some clues as to what is expected from Jonathan's comments, about the size of objects (to be used for test shots etc).I think my initial ideas were to almost build a small set but I was still fixed on my initial idea. Further brainstorming has made me look for and consider further subject matter that includes:
- Crime
- Gun and knife crime specifically (this remains my area of interest re the Objects project at the moment)
- The Arms industry (more of a political than social issue in reality I think) See images below acquired via http://www.behance.net/
II have to say that knife/Gun crime in the UK appeals because it fits in with my interests in people and conflict, humanity and society, it's political and a class issue, but overall it is a subject that could touch any of us and has it's routes in crime/education/broken Britain. Those individuals live in many cases on the fringe of society and these people are the ones that can be some of the most extreme and dangerous within society. The disaffected lost generation who seem to be almost used by government to keep us in fear of our safety, and in chains to their protection. When it is in fact the 'system' that creates and allows these people to live and have freedom within society.
"The number of knife homicides rose by 26.9% between 2005/06 and 2006/07.
There were 270 knife homicides in 2007/08: the highest total since the Homicide
Index was introduced in 1977.
• Knifes were used in 6% of British Crime Survey violent incidents in 2007/08. This
is estimated to correspond to use in approximately 138,000 robberies, woundings
or assaults taking place throughout England and Wales in that year.
• 5,239 people were admitted to NHS hospitals in England with a stab wound in
2007/08. The number of patients admitted rose by 48% between 1997/98 and
2006/07.
• The median age of British Crime Survey knife victims has declined since 2004/05.
Between 2003 and 2007 stab-related hospital admissions for under-16s increased
by 62.7%.
• Penknives and flick knives are most routinely carried but kitchen knives are more
frequently used in injuries presenting to hospital.
• 85% of young people who carry knives claim they do so “for protection”.
• 21% of people convicted of possessing an offensive weapon were jailed in the last
quarter of 2008.
• More than half of prisoners re-offend within a year of release.
• 5% of young people commit half of all youth crime. The Government estimates
that they come from 110,000 high risk families, 20,000 of whom require intensive
interventions.
• The organisation Kids Count estimates that knife crime costs the state in the region
of £1.25 billion per year."
There were 270 knife homicides in 2007/08: the highest total since the Homicide
Index was introduced in 1977.
• Knifes were used in 6% of British Crime Survey violent incidents in 2007/08. This
is estimated to correspond to use in approximately 138,000 robberies, woundings
or assaults taking place throughout England and Wales in that year.
• 5,239 people were admitted to NHS hospitals in England with a stab wound in
2007/08. The number of patients admitted rose by 48% between 1997/98 and
2006/07.
• The median age of British Crime Survey knife victims has declined since 2004/05.
Between 2003 and 2007 stab-related hospital admissions for under-16s increased
by 62.7%.
• Penknives and flick knives are most routinely carried but kitchen knives are more
frequently used in injuries presenting to hospital.
• 85% of young people who carry knives claim they do so “for protection”.
• 21% of people convicted of possessing an offensive weapon were jailed in the last
quarter of 2008.
• More than half of prisoners re-offend within a year of release.
• 5% of young people commit half of all youth crime. The Government estimates
that they come from 110,000 high risk families, 20,000 of whom require intensive
interventions.
• The organisation Kids Count estimates that knife crime costs the state in the region
of £1.25 billion per year."
Information gathered from http://www.knifecrimes.org/gangs-crews-guns-knives.html
'As in previous years, the most common method of killing was by a sharp instrument,4 with
210 such homicides recorded in 2009/10 compared to 255 in 2008/09. The proportion of
homicides involving a sharp instrument decreased, from 40 per cent in 2008/09 to 34 per cent
in 2009/10. Hitting or kicking without a weapon was the next most common method in
2009/10, accounting for just over a fifth of all homicides (21% or 131 offences). There were 41
shooting homicides in 2009/10 (7% of offences), compared with 38 in 2008/09 (Table 1.03).
• In 2009/10, as in each of the last eight years, male and female victims were both more
likely to be killed by a sharp instrument than any other method. While accounting for 35
per cent of all male victims and 31 per cent of all female victims, these were lower
proportions than recorded in 2008/09 (40% and 39% of male and female victims
respectively).
• The second most common method used differed by victim gender: for males it involved
hitting or kicking (113 homicides, or 27%) whereas for females it was strangulation or
asphyxiation (41 homicides, or 21%). These have consistently been the second most
common methods in recent years for respective genders.
• Eight per cent of male victims were killed by shooting (33 offences), compared with four
per cent of female victims (8 offences).'
210 such homicides recorded in 2009/10 compared to 255 in 2008/09. The proportion of
homicides involving a sharp instrument decreased, from 40 per cent in 2008/09 to 34 per cent
in 2009/10. Hitting or kicking without a weapon was the next most common method in
2009/10, accounting for just over a fifth of all homicides (21% or 131 offences). There were 41
shooting homicides in 2009/10 (7% of offences), compared with 38 in 2008/09 (Table 1.03).
• In 2009/10, as in each of the last eight years, male and female victims were both more
likely to be killed by a sharp instrument than any other method. While accounting for 35
per cent of all male victims and 31 per cent of all female victims, these were lower
proportions than recorded in 2008/09 (40% and 39% of male and female victims
respectively).
• The second most common method used differed by victim gender: for males it involved
hitting or kicking (113 homicides, or 27%) whereas for females it was strangulation or
asphyxiation (41 homicides, or 21%). These have consistently been the second most
common methods in recent years for respective genders.
• Eight per cent of male victims were killed by shooting (33 offences), compared with four
per cent of female victims (8 offences).'
Information taken from a Home Office statistical Bulletin: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110220105210/rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs11/hosb0111.pdf
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