It remains online as an archive of all her ‘data collecting’ projects...
Hello and welcome to my website.
My name is Ellie Harrison and I am a Recovering Data Collector (RDC). I officially ‘quit’ the particular introspective strand of data collecting I was addicted to on 1 August 2006, after six-and-a-half years of almost continual observation and documention of elements of my everyday routine.
Throughout 2007 and 2008 I have been undergoing a process of rehabilitation - both in terms of redefining my work as an artist and in rebuilding my life in the absence of the structures imposed by the data collecting activities, which I’d become accustomed to.
The entries featured on this website reflect back on 16 of the most serious cases of data collecting I’ve suffered since 2000, including the three instances of relapse which have occurred since I turned RDC. I outline the initial objectives and outcomes of each case, and then examine the unexpected and undesirable side effects which resulted.
I have also enlisted the help of an expert to offer an objective psychological analysis of the long-term impact of this type of activity on my mental health and any similarities this behaviour shares with existing mental health conditions.
The creation of this website has been part of the rehabilitation process itself, helping me to come to terms with my past, overcome my addiction and begin to look to the future.
