Home in City Fragments

Yuqi Feng

"I have never felt the affection between me and the city so strong and endurable that several times a week, staring at Manhattan through the window makes me want to cry, not because of unpleasant things I'm facing at this stage but only because I miss the city so much. This is a little bit ironic because I never realize I've fell in love with it before I cannot touch it."

“Home in City Fragments” speaks to my interest in the emotional connection associated with cities I have lived in. It is my exploration and answer to the questions: What is the emotional bond between an individual and a city? How is that bond built?

“Home” to me, instead of being a single stationary place in a corner of the world, turns out to be a dynamic compilation built by “city fragments”, the certain places that share irreplaceable meanings with me.
I always have the feeling that each city lives in my body after I left. So in my project, I use the body part which participated in that moment, to unlock the narrative about why that place become meaningful and a part of my "home".


About
Yuqi Feng is an ‘experience officer of daily life’, who is always trying to appreciate every moment and pursue more possibilities.
She is now a candidate in MFA Design and Technology program at Parsons.
Yuqi Feng is an ‘experience officer of daily life’, who is always trying to appreciate every moment and pursue more possibilities.
She is now a candidate in MFA Design and Technology program at Parsons.
Thesis Faculty
Jess Irish
Danielle Jackson

John Sharp
Barbara Morris

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