What do I see when I am not truly looking?

I often find myself staring into space. Into the corners of the room, out the window, or at the odd assortment of objects that sit on a table. There is comfort in these in-between moments, where I allow myself to drift away, passively viewing familiar surroundings.

Despite the comfort these in-between spaces provide us, we tend to overlook them. As we live in a task-oriented world, we only really focus on the aspects of space that are of functional use to us, allowing everything else to blur into the background. By actively tune in to these in-between spaces, I have created an archive of observational drawings as a form of data collection to bring these overlooked spaces into focus and reflect on my relationship with these parts of my surroundings.

This project is influenced by psychogeography, which calls into question what it truly feels like to be within a space. Psychogeography is a form of emotional, intuitive mapping that requires one to reflect on their surroundings in a way that is not impacted by preconceived ideas or understanding. Whilst a map can translate a space to another person, it can’t convey how it feels to exist within the space. Through consciously zoning into these everyday spaces, I have created a map that reflects on my personal connection to spaces during the quiet, "
in-between moments of life.