Sunday, September 6, 2009 | |

I am having such problems concentrating today, and feeling productive. I feel so spacey and my arms feel jittery.

Terri, I have an idea for you. I am reading an article for my honors thesis about crime in developing country. A strategy it mentioned for fighting crime through development projects is called Crime prevention through environmental design. This is really wordy and what I think it means is that the focus is on the dangerous locations, and not the dangerous people.
They were talking about maps, and how often, locals will point to areas on the map and tell you not to go there. I thought this would make an interesting art project, because I know you like maps, and it's weird how they can be used for so many purposes. I don't know if I am explaining myself correctly, but I am visualizing a map in which with many different drawings on it. Specifically, I am thinking of my San Jose map. In the nicer areas are big houses with the question "Do the Costa Ricans live in the big houses", that are followed by slums around the nicer areas, and stick people acting out their lives, from a homeless man sitting in the center of downtown San Jose, to tourists near the spots marked "tourist attractions", to a man holding a gun at a terrified girl, to a group of kids playing near their school.
I think it would be an interesting project.

If such a map was drawn, I would like to use it for my Honors Thesis, I think.

2 insight(s):

groovybaby said...

buns i will read and process your idea at a later time when black gold, painting critiques, illegal copies, the sex in san jose, and dirty tupper ware aren't clouding me mind. how do you make it all go away? hmm...

Anonymous said...

I wish I knew so I could tell you. I find that holding your arms above your head makes the spiraling stop for a brief moment, and maybe then you can regain your feets.
BAH! There are so many opportunities for you! For us!