Amy Trummer 1.27

I picked my spot last Sunday when I was out wandering (with no intention of picking a space to study for school) with Hillary Smith. The only reason I knew where we had ended up was because Gustapanino (a delicious panini place as most of you know) was very nearby. I had been there for the Santo Spirito market the week before but it was completely unrecognizable a week later, with no kiosks and tables around with piles and stacks of antiques and other useless treasures ("all art is useless" (thanks Liz). Though there was no market last sunday, there were plenty of people around.(There might be some repetition from what Hillary has already written, but,) There were two musicians in hobo boho chic garb playing a variety of music, sung (surprisingly) in mostly english. I was drawing the jolly drunk man (who seems to live in this piazza) when i found myself singing along to Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire." I was also surrounded by a very diverse group of people, from many countries. English, American, all kinds of skin colors, hippies, drunks, tourists (occassionally), and of course, the locals. Just about every other person owned a dog and i didnt see a single breed of dog that was the same as another. Kids were running around and people were chatting and gathering around the music. A man rode in on a bicycle in a three piece tweed suit with a newboy cap and a bottle of wine in his pocket. His guitar was slung in back of him and his daughter was riding in front on his lap. As he glided to a stop, the girls mother picked up the daughter and swung her up and down as dogs barked with glee. I felt like i was in a movie. The man took out his guitar and joined the other two musicians, his friends.
This scene was so different from the market the previous sunday and also from the last time i visited (when it was quiet, hardly a soul around). I am interested in the mapping of time and activity in the space. Depending on what day or week it is, the piazza will have a different feel or vibe going through it. The people change, the scenery changes. I want to figure out when and why and organize the data i can find.
As i took pictures i found an abundance of bicycles and became interested in the transportation of life in and out of the piazza. These are just the very beginnings of my ideas for my space.