narrative

Traveler who came from outside of New York

-walking from time square to the hostel

Standing in the middle of Time Square makes me lost the way and time. Packed people from all over the countries and huge buildings obstruct my direction. Also gigantic bulletin boards with sparkling light and moving images make Time Square always bright even in night time as if it lost time. One step back from this magnificence Time Square view, there is huge gray concrete wall is standing in the middle of skyscraper. This wall consists of 4 plates which are tilted to the door. These diagonal walls make the door have a power of inhaling people in to it. Enter the door and follow the long and narrow corridor, at the end of it there is another huge space. It is bright, white and glowing phantasmal space. Looking above this space there are doors. Entering one of the doors there is hidden space. It is unexpected space looking from outside. This hidden space is just like a retreat space from the city life. It is separate from noisy and complex city life. Here people can fill their desire to depart from present and to experience another world.

Traveler
- lying on the bed

The view from the bed to outside is not clear and is flickering. The wall between bed and outside is reflecting and semi transparence. It is not vivid enough to figure what it is outside. This wall is showing not only view from outside but also reflecting me. It reflects me as the person who wants to escape from the ordinary life but still staying in daily routine. But on the other hands it reflects my future with bright and glows. Traveling is a chance to step back from ordinary life and look my life in other perspectives. In this room I can see my present and my future life together.

Person who is living and working in NewYork City

Living in a big city, especially in New York City, is very lonely and dry. Busyness and complexity emphasize these feelings. Repeated daily life is boring and even reduces desire of life. Sometimes people dream of deviations, but it is always restrained by realities. In midtown where is full of skyscraper, there is a hidden space to run away from routine for a while. Inside that door is having different time and space from our lives. Outside of the door is very fast, gray, fixed and complex but inside of the door is very slow, bright, free and simple. That huge wall and door is entrance to get to another world.