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Purpose: Analyze

This is first and foremost a box that contained a canister of name-brand film. It's a highly recognizable American product bought in a common chain store, according to the price sticker on the box. Connecting the ideas of photography, American consumerism, and traditional African culture, the collage might lead us to question the relationship between American and African cultures and what each knows about the other (think Life or National Geographic).