Yigit Sezener

Yigit Sezener

In this amateurish mental map which I have devised solely using my memory, and images that come to my mind when I think of the places around Harvard Square; depicts a path I take quite oftenly, the path that leads from my apartment to the river side. I live off-campus on Harvard Street, in the building I have depicted with the smoke coming from its' chimney. I usually take the road down to Harvard Sq, then turn left onto JFK Street to get to the river. I really enjoy the riverside either for exercise or contemplation and really like the duck who inhabit there, which I attempted to artistically convey. Comparing my map to an accurate one of course reveals the plethora of inaccuracies that are inherent in my mind map; but it also showed me how much mental space and importance we accredit to pathways we take often. This often leads to the architecture of these pathways and the building we come across on these pathways to plays bigger roles on our psyche and have influence on our everyday.