Trailscape: Exile and Home-coming
Pilgrimage Trailscape in Upstate New York
The notion of trailscape allows us to see the trail not only as the infrastructure to get to the points of interest, but also to see it as a creative articulation of space and time, a physical and cultural remain of walking that enables the locals to expand their regional knowledge through an intimate relationship with the seasonal changes of the local ecology. The constellation of healed spaces and the paths in between the focal points together form a trailscape which itself is a mobility heritage. This embeds a notion of heritage into the landscape, as the paths are defined by the places along them which synthesize nature healing and spirituality. The trailscape is a mobility heritage, not only because the pilgrims and hikers articulate a physical trajectory which is informed by the acts of restoration, but also it forms an ever-evolving topography over time.
Collaboration: Yuli Wang 王雨力, Christopher Scheu and Mingyue Zhang in Prof. Ziad Jamaleddine ‘s studio at GSAPP, Columbia University.
