I think about the impermanence as part of it, too. While it's up it's always changing and then it's gone, and that's another change in how we see things.
I'd agree. They picked a short period of time - the month of February, and only 16 days during it. Blink and you miss it - at least by NYC standards. So as a result, there were tons of people wandering throughout - it attracted masses of people to the city and during a time period in which tourism tends to be down or less active, cold dreary February, which is one of the reasons Bloomberg instantly okayed it. More people - more income.
While there - people kept taking photographs, or had swatchs, or bought t-shirts being sold - an attempt to make something temporary permanent in their heads. Later they'll go to museums to see the sketchs of the Gates or maybe purchase a sketched print or photograph - to keep that memory.
Because when they are gone, their outline will remain for a while in the heads of those who've seen them, slowly fading with time. I know that is the case with me.
In a way - I'm glad they are impermanent. I'm not sure I would have enjoyed them if they were otherwise - the impermanence made them special interesting. Permanence would make them annoying - an intrusion on the natural aspects of the Park - taking away from its natural color in the spring and summer and fall months.
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Date: 2005-02-21 08:03 am (UTC)I'd agree. They picked a short period of time - the month of February, and only 16 days during it. Blink and you miss it - at least by NYC standards. So as a result, there were tons of people wandering throughout - it attracted masses of people to the city and during a time period in which tourism tends to be down or less active, cold dreary February, which is one of the reasons Bloomberg instantly okayed it. More people - more income.
While there - people kept taking photographs, or had swatchs, or bought t-shirts being sold - an attempt to make something temporary permanent in their heads. Later they'll go to museums to see the sketchs of the Gates or maybe purchase a sketched print or photograph - to keep that memory.
Because when they are gone, their outline will remain for a while in the heads of those who've seen them, slowly fading with time. I know that is the case with me.
In a way - I'm glad they are impermanent. I'm not sure I would have enjoyed them if they were otherwise - the impermanence made them special interesting. Permanence would make them annoying - an intrusion on the natural aspects of the Park - taking away from its natural color in the spring and summer and fall months.