It might be over the top, but I feel the idea of going through a space in transect is profound. Throughout the year, it has hugely impacted the way I think about and experience a place. Often a photograph seeks to capture a single image that focuses on an outstanding feature or engulfs many elements of a site. Transect photos are interesting because they typically have no focus. Their purpose is almost mathematical; it is to document a surrounding. Additionally, transects are a collection of photos, rather than a single one. As a result several “lackluster” photos come together to create something that is pretty cool.
I chose Governors Island because I knew the design was all about taking a person through a transitional experience. The pictures begin where West 8 completely takes over in the design of the island but looking back I think it would have been ideal to have documented the experience from the dock on Manhattan all the way to the summit of the mount to document the true transition.
I thought a transect like this might have value in a firm to show the transition of the park. Landscape designs often require phasing and Governors Island is at an interesting point right now, where it is usable and enjoyable but still has some work to be done.
I chose Governors Island because I knew the design was all about taking a person through a transitional experience. The pictures begin where West 8 completely takes over in the design of the island but looking back I think it would have been ideal to have documented the experience from the dock on Manhattan all the way to the summit of the mount to document the true transition.
I thought a transect like this might have value in a firm to show the transition of the park. Landscape designs often require phasing and Governors Island is at an interesting point right now, where it is usable and enjoyable but still has some work to be done.
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