P1.1 / Constructing An Archive / Social Spaces And Social Notations

The intersection between Keap Street and South 4. Street is the area of interest.

Placed in and old neighborhood in central Williamsburg. 

The area is in a constant place of changes driven by immigration and relocation of different types of ethnic groups. 

The city scape is a mixturere of private apartments, public institutions and private stores. 

Everything else other then the private apartments are interpreted as accessible spaces – to different extents. Collectively these spaces form the social framework surrounding the local communities. Even though these spaces have a practical function – grocery, barber, institutions, etc., additionally they all provide a social service to the local community. – They are social spaces.

To an outsider the tags and graffiti on the wall and public furniture reveals little about the ongoing battle for the public space in the area. 

The scripture which is social notations, is used by certain groups inside the community to claim ownership of the area. 

These notationer are part of a distinct language that only a few people understand. To most, they are insignificant parts of the urban landscape, to others they are crucial.

Some common themes have arisen through the analysis of the social notations and the public spaces. These themes of spatial regions and graphical text and style have allowed for the mapping of the notations in relation to one another. Due to this depiction the recognition between the notations can be joined to others or be classified within its own isolation.