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Sergey Kadinsky
Mazes
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September 2007 |
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Local Map Mazes |
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Prismacolor markers |
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personal collection |
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These mazes were taken from street maps of Middle Village, Rego Park, and Forest Hills, neighborhoods located in Queens, New York. The traveler finds some of the streets blocked off and must meander through the grids in order to escape the neighborhoods. Within the rigidity of an urban grid, some streets break up the rectangles. These streets predate the grid and were preserved because they already had homes on them in the early 20th century, when these neighborhoods were built. Prior to development, the neighborhoods comprised of large farms and estates. When bought by developers, each acquired its own grid. When the grids clashed, it created odd-angled intersections.