Collecting Things / Case Study / Martin Parr - 'Boring Postcards'

So the summer brief involves collecting, archiving and presenting research on a subject of interest to me.

To start with I've looked at Martin Parr's Boring Postcard collection which has the kind of feeling I'd like to capture with my project. It is a visual collection, tongue in cheek and with content which is made interesting by way of it being brought together as one. 

The series is a testament to the power of a strong collection. The subjects are postcards so boring that the regular eye would have never been drawn to them. 

Parr saw past the lack of interesting features in the cards individually, brought them together as a set and the results are brilliant.

I want a similar feel in my collection, the path I'm choosing does echo the reminiscent feel of this project by Parr.