Age of leveling
Abstract uniformity
Stark skyscraper
The city may evoke feelings of angst and alienation, but it also serves as a reminder of the power of the subjective.
“Abstract thought…is like a spider that spins its own web and is then entangled in its own product.” – Soren Kierkegaard
Fragmented ethereal
Tower transform
Fluidity experience
The clock tower stands as a symbol of measured, linear time, while the distorted reflection suggests a more fluid, subjective experience of temporality.
“The world is not what I think, but what I live through.” – Maurice Merleau-Ponty
High security
Morning light
Hurry in now
Existential paradoxes dance upon an urban stage, as the weight of freedom presses down heavy.
“The more solitary, the more profound is reflection; the more social, the more superficial.” – Søren Kierkegaard
Unmediated experience
Draws our attention
Built up over time
When we look at an image, we are not simply seeing a representation of the world; we are also experiencing the image itself.
“The world is not given to us in a single, unified way. Rather, it is experienced in a piecemeal fashion, as a stream of sensations and perceptions.” – Edmund Husserl
Modes of being
Passage of time
Pure consciousness
Mind forms understanding as the function of experience, while matter is the spatialized representation of that experience.
“The mind is a kind of duration: it is not a series of instants, but a continuous present.” – Henri Bergson
Monolithic entity
Rather complex diverse
Structure collection
Cities are constantly evolving and changing.
“A city is a place where the future rushes past the present.” – Christopher Morley
Neon sign
Movie theater
Summer sun
Sometimes art requires the use of reason and creativity to tell stories that resonate.
“Neon signs are the sublime made mundane. They are the everyday made extraordinary. They are the ordinary made sublime.” – Douglas Coupland
Parking in Rear
Southern Inn
Restaurant nostalgia
The restaurant is gone, raising questions about the nature of small businesses and their community contributions.
“Essentially, your brand identity is the personality of your business and a promise to your customers.” – Kathryn Wheeler
Ideal selves
Always what
It seems
Although perception is often distorted and fragmented, it is still a reflection of sensation.
“Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.” – Ernest Holmes
Preserving the past
Building the future
Side by side
The Old Courthouse at Gateway Arch National Park is undergoing renovations as part of the $380-million CityArchRiver project, which is the largest public-private partnership in the history of the National Park Service.
“You are hereby commanded, that setting aside all manner of excuse and delay, you appear before our Circuit Court.” – Writ of Summons