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Governor's Island_Every 50'

5/18/2017

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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.
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mh
5/18/2017 03:51:25 am

on a conceptual level, you migt have started the experience inside the historical part of the fort, which would have made the transition even more stunning. we will be experiencing something similar on sunday afternoon when we go to prospect park, i.e. walking through a dark tunnel that leaves the city behind and opens up to the large open meadow.

intesting approach to manipulating the images (it would be even better if the flip occured vertically), but the first 6-7 images are broken links--please fix. and also: please identify yourself att he top of the post, it's hard to know who makes these sometimes!

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mh
5/18/2017 03:53:42 am

for some reason i can now see the early iimages that i couldn't earlier, and i'm happy that the transition from the fort to the park is included. nice job! with this in mind, i could also magine an even longer sequence that begins at the ferry terminal in lower manhattan, continues on the boat, upthe hill to the fort, and concludes with what you presently have.

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hannah
5/18/2017 08:42:06 pm

Yeah, I completely agree, I think it would have been a more powerful presentation with the transition starting in Manhattan. Moving from the bustling city to these mounds is a key feature to the experience of this park.

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