A thing, a place, and a time, are three instances that each in their own way, contribute to one’s understanding of the world. In three distinct ways, they help define our ideas, our questions, and our perceptions of the world around us. A thing, or object, causes a point of revelation. It represents an idea that comes to us in the moment when one is faced with that object. It forms a physical substance from which all other ideas or objects are compared or understood. A place, instead, allows an idea to steep. It’s an immersion into one particular view of the world, an idea that surrounds you. Thirdly, time causes the unconscious development of ideas. Over time, perceptions grow and change without acknowledgment.
I have chosen three distinct instances that are not related to each other in time or location, but have each contributed in the above-mentioned ways, to my perceptions of space. While they represent three different interpretations and scales of space, together they form personal values and conditions that I consistently look to when inhabiting, designing, or dissecting a space.
A Thing: A cardboard moving box, a re-occurring object in my life.
A Place: The space outside the backseat window of the car, a place where so many personal insights and questions have been formed, a place for daydreaming.
A Time: The time inside two minutes of choreographed dance, either in class or on stage, a time of completely unconscious integrity and focus.
