graffiti, although static on a wall, is always changing and a means of marking territory.

in order to shatter the negative associations of graffiti, i used it as a familiar form to be abstracted through the process of working with eighth grade students in west philadelphia.

the students were asked to tell a a brief story about where or who they might like to be some day.

 

then they were asked to discuss the possible obstacles.

 

This is the context from which the golf course holes would be be built. upon isolating an obstacle, each student was given a piece of the decontructed graffiti wall. they used both their perceived obstacles and this abstract piece of paper to generate models of their own golf hole.

from these models the landscape architect can further abstract and continue the process;

meanwhile the spaces in between the holes will be charged with the happenings of everyday life.

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