[pure-silver] What is a "project"?

Something I've noticed a lot in the art world is the word "project". 
(as a noun)

Curators, contest jurors, fellow 'artists' seem to want to view your 
work thru the filter of it being part of some current project. The 
implication seems to be that we organize our artistic expression 
along some defined theme.

Do most of you create work within 'projects'?

To me, it's a more understandable expression in a medium like 
painting, where you are starting from scratch and creating a finished 
product. I would guess that most painters have at least a clue where 
they're going when they start a canvas.

And certainly, there are a lot of photogs who have an idea for a 
picture and go out and 'build' it.

Speaking only for myself, I shoot pictures pretty much as I find 
them. Sure, a beautiful day, or some thick fog, or some special 
event, may inspire me to shoot several rolls along a 'theme'. But I 
rarely know what I am going to end up shooting when I first leave the 
house.

Am I in the minority by virtue of not planning out my photo outings?

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