Mapping Workshop no. 7 - Mapping Public/Private Space - Saturday, November 7 - 2-4pm

Image of Audi Street Ad - June 2009

Courtesy of blogdowntown

When we are in a crowd and out of our homes, it is natural to assume that we’re in public! But are we really? In this mapping activity, we’ll walk downtown for an hour and scout out which places are public and which are private by looking for signifiers and divisions. From quasi-public corporate plazas to advertisers cleaning the public sidewalk to spray-wash their logo into the dirt, the boundaries between private and public space are fuzzy. What public spaces actually feel private – a tunnel, a bus shelter, the Central Library?


The walk will begin at the 7+FIG Art Space at Ernst & Young Plaza on Saturday, November 7 at 2PM.

Following the walk, we’ll return to the HABEAS LOUNGE and map our findings on the wall to complete our seventh map and wrap up the mapping component this edition of the HABEAS LOUNGE.

Free 3-hour validated parking in the 7+FIG parking structure, or take the MTA Red Line to 7th + Metro station.