Process Introduction
This page is dedicated to my design process, both broadly and through the development of the Reshaping Blocks exhibit and its accompanying website. It brings together notes, sketches, process images, and time-lapse documentation to show how the project evolved from early ideas into a finished experience.
The beginning of many trips
The interest in my social issue stemmed from the July 4th protests in Mexico City. Where citizens took to the street to protest Airbnb and the gentrification of neighborhoods like Condesa, Hippodromo, Roma Norte and Sur by American and European foreigners.
In August, I had the opportunity to travel to Mexico City. It was during this trip that I was able to see firsthand some of the graffiti and aftermath of the July 4th protests. I began to understand the magnitude of the issue, as well as understand local sentiment towards foreigners and American businesses.
Since then I have returned to Mexico City multiple times and through the use of photography began to document what was hidden in plain sight. Growing frustration about rising costs, and the influx of foreigners
Research Images
As part of my research, I documented images throughout the Condesa neighborhood. This collection helped me better understand the severity of transnational gentrification, organize the images into categories, and identify how each one reflects a different force contributing to the issue.
The Journal
The website you are exploring now and the exhibit in front of you were both first drafted in these pages.
Prototyping
Prototyping is one of the most exciting and rewarding parts of my design process. It is where ideas begin to take physical form, questions get answered, and new discoveries are made. Whether successful or not, each experiment becomes part of the learning process.
Designing the Exhibit
RESHAPING BLOCKS EXHIBIT
Reshaping Blocks exhibition panel final installation.
