As an international student, I live near Tufnell Park in Islington. For me, every time I take public transportation to the station, I pass through several parks. Among them, Whitting Park is the largest, so I chose it as my initial site for investigation.
At first, I had no idea where to begin my research. As it happens, photography has always been one of my hobbies, so I picked up my camera and started snapping pictures of interesting things around the park.
Thus, photography became my first method of investigating.
Meanwhile, since I frequent this place, I’ve also conducted mapping research. Nowadays, 3D maps of any location can be easily accessed online. I mapped out a route I often walk.
One noteworthy fact is that I frequently encounter foxes here. This has sparked my keen interest in them. Since this was a week-long project, I took the time to document how many foxes will I meet on my way home and visualized their locations on a map.
So obviously, mapping became my second method of investigating.
I have to say I’m not particularly skilled at drawing. But I wanted to challenge myself with a hand-drawn map, so I created one inspired by the vivid, hand-drawn maps from the early 20th century.
Last but not least, sketching became my final method of investigating.
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