Comments
During the week where the Big Thank you Project was up at the Glasgow School of Art, I had so many lovely comments left regarding the 'Big Thank You Project'. I couldn't possibly fit them all on here but wanted to put a few on. Thank you to everyone who took the time to leave a comment and thank you to those who came and spoke to me regarding the project.
"Strange but cool" - Mia age 10Wonderful and life-affirming, I walked away with a huge smile on my face" - Emma
"Love This! Very well thought out. As a member of Jessops, I salute you! ha ha. Get in!" - Rosie
"Probably the most stimulating installation I have ever seen" - L.Lourholl
"It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside" - Ruth
"A fellow optimist! I love it. Thumbs up!" - Michelle
Loretto school loves your work
"Best idea ever... People constantly forget to thank people of our day to day...Fantastic" - Bruno Godinno, Portugal
"Imagine how many people you've made happy and brought a smile on their faces! Inspriing!" - Anon
"Well done, One of the best shows I have seen in years" - Anon
"What a nice idea. I deal with customers all day long. Some give us chocolates once a year, some I would happily mow down with a machine gun" - A librarian
"thank yooooo" Anon
"Dear Harriet. Reading your letters made my day. Amazing, humorous work. Love it!" - L.R
"Dear Harriet, These letters are not only humorous; they also put our consumer/pleaser culture into perspective. I work in an organisation where I sometimes make 'automatic replies' to personal requests. Maybe I should try a little harder next time I reply. thanks for the idea!" - Gitte, Denmark
"By far the most impressive work of the show so far thought was Harriet Lowther’s ‘Big Thank You Project,’ a literal wall of thank you letters written and posted to anyone and everyone who assisted her in her daily life, from the underground service, to her supermarket, to the makers of her favourite biscuits. As well as an amusing spectacle this was also an impressive comment on the callousness of contemporary society and the lack of appreciation and understanding of how much effort other people go to to make our lives easier. Perhaps the most poignant element in Lowther’s exhibit were the responses from the reams of companies she approached, most notably one from Glasgow’s Subway operator SPT calling her their “nicest ever customer.” - John Routledge for AN
"My favourite work of this show Harriet Lowther’s ‘Big thank you project’. Lowther’s exhibition consisted of a literal wall of thank you letters written and posted to anyone and everyone who assisted her in her daily life, from the underground service, to her supermarket, to the makers of her favourite biscuits. As well as an amusing spectacle this was also an impressive comment on the callousness of contemporary society and the lack of appreciation and understanding
of how much effort other people go to to make our lives easier." - art art art gallery review of GSA degree show, 2009