Tamara Fernando

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Tamara Fernando

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This photograph shows an overhead bridge connecting the Charlestown Community Center to a building on the opposite side of Medford Street. The overpass is right behind the projects in Charlestown, which have now been squeezed into the Northern-most section of the neighborhood. The structure was interesting because of the use of the multicolored stained glass panels. It reminded me about discussions about the impact of art in public spaces. Does the addition of color uplift, or inspire particular behavior? The overpass was well lit at night, and provided a cheerful break from the dark, brick-lined, upward sloping streets of Charlestown, which I found claustrophobic.

The indicator I recorded was the number of people on the street. Despite the fact that it was not very late, there was almost nobody walking on the street. Each red dot on the map is a single person. For most of my walk, I was the only person on the street. I took this indicator as symptomatic of a lack of a sense of community and safety: another effect of gentrification.

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“Tamara Fernando,” USW24, accessed March 28, 2024, https://usworld24.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/164.