Lane says that “space” and “place” should be considered two different words, however they are dependent on each other in order to exist. He says that place brings us stability and security while space brings us openness and freedom. He says that through the comfort that place gives us, we can take on the unknown which space provides.
We need both place and space to find our sacred area because, as Lane says, it is a human essential to “reify experience.” Humans always feel a desire to go back to a time we cherish, and we look for places or items which can represent those experiences. This is a big reason why people use art to demonstrate their emotions. People write poetry, sketch, and paint to create their feelings and history.
That is definitely true for me. I am a big fan of drawing and using art to experience parts of my past. It is incredibly therapeutic if the particular memory is unpleasant, and if the memory you are trying to represent is a good one, then you not have a tangible object to express that moment and all of its glory.
Using art is a great facet to go back and look through your history, and to have place's comfort to help relive those moments can let you discover the rawness that space has to show you.
- Emily Schulz -
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