I’m studying how Hurricane Sandy affected the people of Red Hook in order to find out what the inhabitants of Red Hook consider “home” so that my reader better understands the community of Red Hook. How do people build a “home” for themselves after tragedy or displacement? How can natural disasters affect social infrastructure and […]
Month: February 2019
Material Exploration: Absence
Material Exploration: Absence Material: 19g Aluminum Wire Wire-rimmed glasses with no lens: A tunnel through space: The space between my fingers:
Bridge 2 Response
Through the many trips of my ethnographic research of Red Hook, I became increasingly more interested in the communities that coexist in Red Hook, and how these communities function as part of a complex system. Initially, I was interested in Red Hook’s maritime history and its location as a pier neighborhood, due to my first […]
In Class Material Exploration
2/20/19 Material Exploration Theme: Absence The space between my fingers: An empty birdcage:
Sharon Zukin’s text and discussion points
From Journal: Do BIDs (business improvement districts) do more harm than good in a neighborhood? Does the privatization of public space deny or stunt the cultural growth of the area? Are BIDs as harmful as gentrification in the terms of “revitalizing” an area so property values increase and locals are forced to move out?
Secondary Sources on Climate and Gentrification in NYC
Secondary Sources on Climate and Gentrification in NYC Climate How future flooding due to climate change can affect NYC http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/09/new-york-future-flooding-climate-change.html How Red Hook rebuilt itself after Hurricane Sandy https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26102017/hurricane-sandy-anniversary-brooklyn-red-hook-vulnerable-waterfront-neighborhood-adapting Department of Environmental Conservation Facts about Climate Change in NY https://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/94702.html What the National Climate Assesment says about […]
Walk Again to Red Hook
President’s Day: 2/18/19 Observations: The Craft of Research template: I am studying the neighborhood of Red Hook because I’m trying to find out about the change in structures and buildings in order to help my reader understand the development and gentrification of Red Hook. I arrived at Red Hook by taking the subway and getting off […]
Zeisel’s List of Do’s and Don’ts for Observing Physical Traces
Inquiry by Design: Tools for Environment-Behavior Research John Zeisel Do’s: Be critical and ask questions Become a full participant Observe in context and notice setting Use annotative diagrams, recordings, drawings, photographs Be aware props change setting (also change in space) Look for displays of self/personalization/identification Look for official messages Don’t’s: Observe unobtrusively/passively Be aware of “selective […]
Red Hook Exhibition
In this exhibition, I seek to explore Red Hook’s history of public housing and development, as it is currently the site of the largest public housing development in Brooklyn. These images present a collection of the transformation and development of Red Hook, through its inhabitants as well as cultural and physical terrain. Otsego Street Creamer Street (1939) Pictured […]
Visualizing Complexity: Red Hook: Maritime and Marriage
Visualizing Complexity: Part 1 Artist Statement: intention for the project, addressing concept, inspiration, media, and form For my studio data visualization project, I brainstormed different ideas on how to effectively visualize qualitative as well as quantitative data I have found so far in my research of Red Hook. My first sketch was somewhat inspired by […]