When I first visited the block, there were few people out and everything was closed except for a coffeeshop. The street is mostly made up of bars and restaurants, making the environment in the morning very quiet. Most of the apartment windows were closed with the blinds open, lights off. It felt as if I was the only person there because of how quiet it was.
When I revisited the block at night, the scene completely transformed. I was surrounded by people on dates, walking in and out of the bars that lined the street. It was a happy and exciting environment on the move. Sounds of cars driving by,echoed laughter and jazz music filled the air as lights of the apartments reflected off the puddles on the road. As I left, the noise faded as I escaped the night that had just begun.
The exercises in class helped me explore the different concepts of time. Experimenting with the collage allowed me to play with the idea that time flows very smoothly from one event to the next, almost as a blur. Rhythm of the block was shown clearer using the collage technique to show what I was seeing as I walked along and took in all the details. The row assignment showed the idea of sequence and how the structure of the city helps separate one place from the next in an organized fashion. This technique allows viewers to see the block separated from place to place. In the grid assignment, I shared my photographs with my group who visited the same block. I used my peers photographs as well as my own to show different perspectives. Also, in the time meter shift assignment, I compare the photographs I took in the morning to the ones taken at night to show how based on the time, an environment can change drastically. I used the opacity technique in the time meter shift and booklet assignment to enhance the photographs taken when a place was the most popular to show my viewer’s that time truly does change the atmosphere wherever you may be.
