Points of View was part of next question's ongoing exploration of spatial practices in urban settings. The project examined the ways in which people see Pittsburgh.

In the first stage of the project, we collected favorite views of the city's inhabitants. After visiting many of these viewpoints, we selected several that seemed most interesting and representative and then created interactive dioramas based on these vantage points. With these sculptural works, we seek to address the complex multisensory character of experience, in contrast to traditional treatments of the aesthetically pleasing view such as the picture postcard. View more images of the dioramas here.

At the installation in Spinning Plates Gallery in Pittsburgh, gallery visitors could indicate their own favorite points of view with markers on a large magnetic table with a map of Pittsburgh.

Mount Washington diorama