Erica Newman-Corre

Erica Newman-Corre

In this drawing, while looking at private vs. public space, I tried to emphasize three kinds of space—Harvard space, green space, and streets (the most public space). Though there are more buildings in the area, I only included Harvard buildings and those with which I interact with in a Harvard setting because they are fall somewhere between public and private space. To my classmates and I, they are public—within the buildings outlined in gray, there are few places we are not allowed—but to the general populace, the buildings are largely guarded by swipe access or, in some cases, actual guards. The green space also falls in a gray area between public and private space. Some of these spaces are publically owned and accessible (Cambridge Common), some are privately owned but publically accessible (Harvard Yard), and some are fully private, gardens rather than parks (the courtyards within the houses). The streets share none of this fuzziness—they are open to everyone. What I found most enlightening and frustrating about creating this drawing was relating one section to the next—things would feel in scale, or seem right, but then when I would add the next piece, it wouldn’t fit together like it should. The streets feel straighter when you’re walking them.