‘A Day in the Life’ depicts the working day of one man, Billy. The setting is I.V.G. White, a fruit packing factory, where day to day life is a repetitive chore. Kaur was interested in the people that worked there, how they relate to each other and the hierarchy seen within the workplace.

The artist felt she could capture the mundane experience of everyday life by recording conversations in the factory. This was achieved by planting a Dictaphone on selected people i.e. Billy.

Going through the vast collection of recordings, Kaur found that a lot of repetition came up in the conversation, especially in Billy’s recordings. It is this repetition which is the dominating factor in Kaur’s work. Photocopied transcripts and labels used at the actual workplace are placed on the wall reflecting this factor. Also, the interaction between Billy and his workmates – various topics are bought up over and over again, making fun of each other. As though they need to fill their set day by repeating themselves.

The progression of the work is seen with the photocopied transcripts to the actual ‘art’ of the typed labels. The transcripts show the information collected from the one recording and the little details that were heard on the tape recording. The mundane of I.V.G. White was reflected in the artist while having to go through the recordings, i.e. having to rewind certain parts again, listening to the same thing over and over again, which can be seen in the doodles on the transcripts.

The labels are the end product of the photocopies. They are a reflection of the day to day routine at I.V.G. White; showing the repetitiveness of a typical working day and the conversations heard in the workplace.

The artist wanted the labels to reflect a conversation and this is seen in the way the labels have been exhibited on the wall. There is no set routine heard when you create a conversation, it is being reflected in the labels. also, the idea of recording people without them knowing is, reflected in the work, due to its scale.