Flat-Lay Workshop with Jessica Oreck

The Office of Collecting & Design is known for their photographs, specifically a type of image called a flatlay: a careful arrangement of objects photographed from directly above. During our workshops, Jessica, the museum’s curator, brings a giant box of treasure from the Office of Collecting & Design’s collections for visitors to sort through (included are objects both rare and common, precious and forgotten). After selecting an array of objects that appeal to them, visitors are coached through the arrangement of a flatlay with our help. The flatlays are then photographed by Jessica and each creator walks away with a tiny, instant film print.

This Workshop is best for curious minds from 6 to 99+ years old.

About the Office of Collecting & Design:

The Office of Collecting & Design is a large-scale installation in Las Vegas, NV—part museum/part time machine—devoted to the diminutive, the forgotten, the obsolete—a palpable manifestation of nostalgia.

The museum is a tangible, encyclopedic collection of objects that humans have held emotionally precious, stretching back more than 100 years. The space is an elaborate love letter to leftover fragments from our collective memories, meticulously organized and displayed for maximum satisfaction and delight.