Urban Safari

Interactive Installation / Web: 2007
Collaborator: Jia Zhang

Urban Safari documents the flow of people through Union Square by placing bands of chalk across major pathways.
In much the same manner as safari animals gather near watering holes, people too gather to rest and recharge in public squares. Overhead the swirling of people portray similar effects seen in river eddies with varying speeds of motion and flow around obstacles.
top image: observed spatial use divided into seated and walking
bottom image: spatial dividers of powdered chalk place on the ground

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