Christy Nigh - week 2

OK. I’ve been thinking a lot about my space in terms of the people who occupy it in time. A defining factor of my space is that it is both personal and public because it is normally occupied by only one or two people who seem to be seeking some privacy from the bussle of the city located just over the wall of the bridge. In that way the space is private, but in another way it is public because there is in many ways a line of people who are waiting to use the space. They are waiting for their chance at some privacy, or at least a beautiful view.
These people do not just occupy the space they leave something of themselves behind. The result is a layering of dirt, trash, and graffiti. It is on this concept that I am basing my subjective drawing. It is the layers of things that really make up the place. The evidence of the personal space of thousands of others layered on top of the rocks. Showing this concept visually is not a simple task, but I decided to use an additive and subtractive procedure for creating the layers. As I have lain in the first layer (an ink drawing) the space is so pristine looking (rather idealized in some ways). I have a feeling that as I continue to add in new layers (beginning with the texture of the rocks the place is built on) the space will start to begin more cluttered, but also give an understanding, not just of the physical space, but also of those people who have occupied it in the past.