I read this article in the Downtown Journal today which interested me on two levels. It's about a public art installation which will take place in the skyways in downtown Minneapolis. I walk the skyways a lot--getting lunch, running errands, going from job to job--so I'm excited on an artistic level to be able to see these photographs.
On a personal level, one of the people photographed gave this quote:
Chen moved to the Twin Cities to study at the University of Minnesota, and he currently works as a multimedia consultant at the university.
Chen thinks of “home” in terms of his technical training. You hit the “home” key when you get lost and need to find your bearings, he explained.
“When you realize [your] origin, you can start from there again,” he said.
It makes me think about the times that I have traveled and then come home. It makes me think about how many times I have moved, and how many places I have called home. It makes me think about my friends who have moved lately, either away from Minneapolis or back to Minneapolis. It makes me think about how resistant I have been to traveling now, and how my life orbits tighter and tighter around my own house. It makes me wonder when and where we will travel or move in the future, and where else I might call home.
