Thursday, November 13, 2008

The Archeoloical Debris and Tagging

PSYCHOGEOGRAPHY AND RECREATING THE HISTORY OF THE INTERSECTION
Tagging at Corner 1-stickers and graffiti on the post signify those who have been to this location in the past, adding richness to the history of this intersection as it is told through signs/symbols/tags left behindby people of the past.
Tagging at corner 2 - The date 1706 of when this pillar was first built is engraved into the pillar itself, marking the inception of this location and the first building built there, which has since changed but the location remains inscribed nonetheless.
The Sign at the corner of Hamilton and College Ave.-Signs denote location and reassure us of where we are in space and help us navigate any given place, even if it is an in between place or a crossing place like this intersection.
This tag is a sticker placed
by someone in a previous
past time, again adding to the
story of the intersection as
it is told through the tags and
material items left by other
individuals.

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