Drisana Mosaphir

Drisana Mosaphir

The main focus of this image was centered on finding where I experience the most motion within Harvard Square. Coming to the cross-section facing Mass. Ave. and the Yard from the T station, more specifically from the point of view of someone slightly above (e.g., in one of the stores behind the T station a few floors up) pinpointed the area in which I’ve been able to note, especially as a tour guide, the coming-together of so many people, from the groups who live outside the stores and spend much of their time on the benches in front of Mass Ave’s banks and businesses, to tourists attempting to orient themselves by the visitor center, to students throughout campus, to people commuting in and out of the station. Additionally, the bustle of the square and the openness of this area gave a good backdrop on which to reflect about the gates closing off the houses and the pathway to the Charles River. While campus is largely intertwined with the city, it is also evident through the opening and closing of these gates that the campus can be selective of how much access people get to us, despite the fact that the relationships doesn’t necessarily work in reverse.