Subway Observation

There is a great deal of intrigue within a transitional period, in both a literal and figurative sense. The public transportation system acts a null void or transition from one location to the other, although seemingly mundane, it is crucial for providing context for one’s final destination. The subway in particular allows for social situations to arise where an individual can be introspective whilst observing different people and behaviors in a diminutive amount of time. The act of examination in the public sphere allows an individual to decide how they desire to interact within any given environment. Additionally, the brain is capable of processing a vast amount of data at an exponentially rapid rate as to which a human can identify various variables of an another’s behavior and react appropriately; sensing danger, fear or commonality. The process of recognizing behaviors aids in forming one’s individual data base of actions, feeding into the …show more content…
The desire for closeness of detachment is in direct correspondence with how individuals’ view themselves in an entirety. Furthermore, the atmosphere and the other aid in dictating the manner in which the individual behaves in common social situations. Through the juxtaposition of figure 2 and 4 one can observe the varying social factors that dictate an individual’s behavior in a public setting. Figure 2 depicts the, more common, gravitation towards introversion on the subway. The image appears cold, and although the people are situated close together compositionally they appear isolated, lost within their subconscious. In contrast to figure 2, figure 4 shows a more sociable portrayal of public transportation. Despite the image having fewer people with more space between them, the individual’s depicted appear close and connected to each