That's hilarious. Have you seen the Worst of Perth?
http://theworstofperth.com/

Lyn,
yes I have. Worst of Perth is on the junk for code blogroll. Very astute work. Andrew McDonald, who works at Curtin University, is known as Lazy Aussie on Flickr. It's interesting photography he is doing. He has a good eye for the bad stuff.

Hey, thanks mates. My "worst" work is getting in the way of the art photos lately.
These shacks are they put up on crown land, or they are actual purchased blocks? The shacks ie without title have been all but swept away from the WA coast. Some had been there for decades.

WOP
no, I'm not referring to the old shacks on crown land that have been there for zonks (eg., the fisherman shacks in the Coorong, or those along the River Murray.

I am referring to the cheaply built new "beachside" shacks on private land that are part of the new development around Victor Harbor. The house sits on four concrete blocks that just sit on the ground--no foundations at all. They then put a wooden cover around to hide what the house sits on.

Gary, sounds like the same builders who build cheap Gold Coast housing estates. Or maybe their apprentices. The secret is to build in such a way that only the inside of the house falls apart. The people around here have that down pat.

I love Worst of Perth. It should be a franchise - Worst of.. sites everywhere in a gigantic chain of critique. The aesthetics police.

WOP,
why do you have to separate your worst of perth work from your art photos? Why cannot they be the same? Why cannot art be a critique of bad design, junk and bad taste?

Lyn,
Lazy Aussie's Worst of Perth has opened my eyes up to seeing bad things differently. One example and another example.

Pam, some worst and art do coincide, but I'm generally a stickler for composition and exposure, and these are not the highest priority for worst shots. The writing is a big part of the worsts also. Many of the photos are not so funny in themselves, but since I have been a comedian for a long time, I can add an amusing insight to make the difference. The art ones must stand alone.

WoP
sounds like 'the worst of' is understood in terms of artlessness, rather than modern vulgarity of the culture industry. Yet some of of the badness is poisonous, and that goes beyond poor composition and technique. It has to do with feelings----marketable emotions.

WOP,
this work is what I was thinking of. Art reflects on 'the worst of', as the latter is saying something about who we are as a people.