THE EDGE

Living in a contemporary city filled with travelers, cultures, and people who just dwell on the streets, though the city is bleeding to death. By advertising, repetitive coffee shops, waste, and disconnected people who share the same path but avoid eye contact and conversation.

Inspired by Kevin A. Lynch (American born, 1918-1984) an urban planner who formed mental maps of the city with five elements. Landmarks (physical points of reference within the city.), Paths, (Familiar channels along which an observer moves such as streets or sidewalks.), Districts (sections of a city that don’t usually have physical boundaries.), Edges (breaks in the continuity of neighborhoods or paths, such as wall.), and finally Nodes (Major areas of activity and attraction within the city.)

The city is changing drastically, creating a new phenomenon between our surroundings and humankind. Inspired by Lynch’s mental maps, I focus my photography on an Edge, where people come and go from shopping, eating, and selling. An Edge where people walk by each other everyday but are very scared to say “hello” or to start a friendly conversation. We sit alone and walk alone with our eyes to a smart phone or we just don’t focus on what is in front of us but just our destination. We know this place as Market Street.