AWARE IN THE CITY










But ever since I moved back to Utrecht, that village-like feeling has quietly returned. It’s as if the city is always watching, silently. You’re never truly alone here, but rarely fully seen either.

That paradox; beTo me, Utrecht feels like a village disguised as a city. I grew up in a small town, where everyone knows and watches each other. That constant sense of being observed never quite left me. In larger cities, I find anonymity, the freedom to disappear into the crowd. That gives me room to breathe.

But ever since I moved back to Utrecht, that village-like feeling has quietly returned. It’s as if the city is always watching, silently. You’re never truly alone here, but rarely fully seen either.

That paradox; being watched, yet remaining anonymous, is at the heart of my project Aware in the City. ing watched, yet remaining anonymous,  is at the heart of my project Aware in the City.

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