Travel Sketches
Pathways
Sidewalks are part of how we move through the city. These artificial pathways direct our movement through space, marshaling the walk into straight grid patterns from which we don't often stray without a second thought.
Places where the sidewalk breaks are eye-catching and unique: ungoverned marks in a long tired line of flat cement squares. Stress alters the form, cracks blossom from winter freezes and eroded support. Roots, ice, and natural growth will eventually break down the tidy pathways laid down by urban planners, retaking their space - neither asking permission nor offering apology.
In these cracks, soil collects, accentuating their mark and providing a foothold for small plants to fill and repair with a tender green line. They become beautiful.
Sidewalks are part of how we move through the city. These artificial pathways direct our movement through space, marshaling the walk into straight grid patterns from which we don't often stray without a second thought.
Places where the sidewalk breaks are eye-catching and unique: ungoverned marks in a long tired line of flat cement squares. Stress alters the form, cracks blossom from winter freezes and eroded support. Roots, ice, and natural growth will eventually break down the tidy pathways laid down by urban planners, retaking their space - neither asking permission nor offering apology.
In these cracks, soil collects, accentuating their mark and providing a foothold for small plants to fill and repair with a tender green line. They become beautiful.
