{"id":15114,"date":"2026-09-15T10:41:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T14:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/?p=15114"},"modified":"2026-09-17T07:51:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T11:51:53","slug":"project-1a-odessakay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/project-1a-odessakay\/","title":{"rendered":"Project 1a-OdessaKay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DESIRE PATHS PROJECT<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although I looked at desire paths all over town, I believe I will be focusing on campus alone. The concept of desire paths is paths that people make over an extended period of time that show the contrast between the way society (or just architects) want us to go in opposition to the way that we choose to go instead. I\u2019ve always loved how people create their own ways to go and have always felt that there is a story that can go along with it- something that can explain a similarity in this and something larger, perchance societal. I have been thinking much about it lately and will continue to as I work on the project.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-15114 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/project-1a-odessakay\/odessakay-project1-01\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/odessakay-project1-01.heic\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photograph of a &quot;desire path.&quot; where there is a worn down path showing where people choose to go instead of on the paved walkways. This one has a rock in the center of it and the desire path splits in two.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15115\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15115'>\n\t\t\t\tPhotograph outside of Hart hall demonstrating a desire path. This one splits halfway through! \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This is the first location I looked at. It is right outside of Hart Hall. I unfortunately only had time to take one photo. This location is significant to me because my abuser lived in Hart hall before he was fired from his military job and left the state.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-15114 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/project-1a-odessakay\/odessakay-project1-02\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/odessakay-project1-02.heic\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photograph of a &quot;desire path.&quot; where there is a worn down path showing where people choose to go instead of on the paved walkways. This one shows peoples&#039; preferred path as one that is closer to the building instead of the walkway that stretches further.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15116\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15116'>\n\t\t\t\tPhotograph outside of the Ferland demonstrating peoples&#8217; preferred path as one that cuts close to the building.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/project-1a-odessakay\/odessakay-project1-11\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/odessakay-project1-11.heic\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photograph of a &quot;desire path.&quot; where there is a worn down path showing where people choose to go instead of on the paved walkways. This shows another angle of the path by the building.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15117\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15117'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother angle of the Ferland-Neville desire path. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/project-1a-odessakay\/odessakay-project1-12\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/odessakay-project1-12.heic\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photograph of a &quot;desire path.&quot; where there is a worn down path showing where people choose to go instead of on the paved walkways. This one shows another angle of the path that cuts close to the building.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15118\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15118'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother angle on the Ferland-Neville desire path.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/project-1a-odessakay\/odessakay-project1-13\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/odessakay-project1-13.heic\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photograph of a &quot;desire path.&quot; where there is a worn down path showing where people choose to go instead of on the paved walkways. This one shows another angle of the path cutting close to the building.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-15119\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-15119'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother angle of the Ferland-Neville desire path. This is my favorite shot from this series of photographs.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This is the location that inspired my thought of making a desire path project. This location is significant to me because all my classes are either in Neville or Ferland, so I take this path frequently! This path is an ode to my sophomore year.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-15114 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/project-1a-odessakay\/odessakay-project1-08\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/odessakay-project1-08.heic\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photograph of a &quot;desire path.&quot; where there is a worn down path showing where people choose to go instead of on the paved walkways. This shows an alternate angle of the grass desire path.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-15121\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-15121'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother angle of the Ferland grass path. This photograph shows a gentler focus on the path than image 10.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/project-1a-odessakay\/odessakay-project1-10\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/odessakay-project1-10.heic\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photograph of a &quot;desire path.&quot; where there is a worn down path showing where people choose to go instead of on the paved walkways. This photograph illustrates a lesser used desire path\/one that is still being formed. The grass is trampled, showing that it has been walked on, but the dirt is not quite visible yet.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-15120\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-15120'>\n\t\t\t\tThis photograph, taken outside of Ferland hall, shows a less established desire path. As time goes on, it may change in appearance, but until then it is a desire path nonetheless.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This location I didn&#8217;t even know was here until I started paying attention, which I feel is an ode to the things that we only notice when we are looking for them. This location is significant to me because of that thought. I often think about things like that, like how now that I have a car, I am always looking for a car that looks like it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Desire paths on campus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":175,"featured_media":15119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[225],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-project-1a"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/odessakay-project1-13.heic","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/175"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15114"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15284,"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15114\/revisions\/15284"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umainenewmedia.net\/nmd343\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}