Abstract:
Something Out of Nothing developed out of a growing curiosity to explore the
margins between public and private space. The spaces that surround us can be defined
through our relationship to the landscape. This definition goes beyond ephemeral
property boundaries, and more in the direction of how we emotionally consider location,
adjacencies, land use, ecology, and the architecture of a space. Certain cultural,
economic, and legal designations exist to dictate what can happen in these spaces. These
conditions dictate an individual’s behavior within the umbrella of society. The
ambiguities within these fragmented spaces, however, create circumstances that allow
individuals to act outside of what society expects. The work in Something Out of Nothing
examines the cultural conditions that preface how we experience space by seeing what
can happen when our connection to the landscape is severed and our behavior falls
outside of the reach of society.
