In terms of self, my engagement with the high line is used
to speed. I see the High Line, like other things, as a means of transportation.
I know that if I take the High Line, I can cut through the city quicker than if
I just took the streets. For me, any way I can get to a destination faster in
the city is ideal, so the High Line (on most days) is an ideal way to travel.
After maybe my second time visiting, it was no longer about sightseeing or
leisurely walks; it really was more of a means to an end.
From a public perspective, public engagement and city engagement
with the High Line has an interesting history when it comes to art along the High Line. When I am referring
to this art, I am not referring to the art that has been commissioned by the
High Line and sits directly on it; instead, I am talking about the paintings the
pop up near and in visual approximation to the High Line. The two works
pictured above, are both on buildings in directly view from the High Line, and
clearly painted because of the number of people they know would see the art.
Chelsea is obviously a huge gallery district for new york, but this is one way
for the public to engage with art without every leaving the High Line.
-Erin Pienta
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