Monday, June 21, 2010

Central Park: Dichotomies in Behavior and Form

Central Park, southern end
Photographed June 19, 2010

An open yet compact, sunny yet shaded , anxious yet solemn vestibule of space attracts activities of multiple intensity.  Visitors can congregate in pairs, groups or exist in solitude; they can playfully run, walk, sit or lay.  



The terrain is inclined with varying widths of occupiable space, inviting only scattered pockets of activity; varying tree heights and sun angles encourage and discourage levels of social and environmental engagement and rocks leading to but not reaching the algae pond entice visitors to take the journey but ultimately deny them of completing it.

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