Survey 1: the EDGE District | survey1

tell me

[postcard front] So my grandiose ideas of walking the streets of the Edge and talking with people this past week was a non-event due to a...

Old Water

Much of my artwork these days focuses on DIRT and all its geological, historical, and connection to place. Despite all this, dirt usually...

Green Space

One of the things I love about Memphis is the fact that it is so green. Not in the new conotation of the word meaning we have hybrid...

ideas about placement

basic sugestions for environmental enhancements. i cannot propose to know the availability of the selected spaces. with this...

Talking Trash

I'm late, I'm late for a very important date. No time to say goodbye, Hello, I'm late I'm late I'm late! It can be difficult even for...

a tale of two very different places.

my initial investigation into the use of various spaces in the immediate proximity of the edge district. who are they intended for? the...

EDGE GHOSTS

Ghost Sign Faded signs, peeling paint and interesting trash. The Edge is full of urban decay. Some would say it ugly, but it offers...

Un or Intentional Connectors

During my exploration of the EDGE District this week I found 6 prominent alleys. I have always been interested in alleys…for me they are...

Methods for Seeing the Edge with Fresh Eyes

Method 1: Draw it. I brought pencils and paper and sat in two different places. This slowed me down, gave me a sense of the lines of the...

stories from The Edge

STORIES FROM THE EDGE Oral History of the Edge District Memphis TN, est. ?when? Current plan is to collect stories from Edge residents...

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