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  Tabula Rasa

Tabula rasa is Latin for blank slate, a phrase that is associated with a childlike state of innocence. Empty surfaces in the urban environment are like innocent surfaces only momentarily lacking messages and instructions. Abandoned billboards, empty signs and surfaces seem to be in a state of suspended animation.    Rarely are these spaces left unfilled for long. All these sites are screens onto which we project meaning. Some surfaces are literally screens - the white, blank screens of deserted or off-season drive-ins.   

 

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Nature and Culture

Nature and Culture

Kenmore Square

Kenmore Square

Hudson River Pastoral Landscape

Hudson River Pastoral Landscape

Drive In

Drive In

Clear Channel Downtown

Clear Channel Downtown

Billboard Rte 495, MA

Billboard Rte 495, MA

Lincoln Plaza, Worcester MA

Lincoln Plaza, Worcester MA

Leicester Drive-In, MA

Leicester Drive-In, MA

Moving Buildings, Washington, DC

Moving Buildings, Washington, DC

Signs Taken as Wonders (F. Moretti)

Signs Taken as Wonders (F. Moretti)

Clear Channel, Worcester, MA

Clear Channel, Worcester, MA

Billie Holiday, Baltimore, MD

Billie Holiday, Baltimore, MD

Billboard, Baltimore, MD

Billboard, Baltimore, MD

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