ReCHARGE
COLLAGE: magazine
12” x 9”
Cities deeply spark and inspire, but they can also be thoroughly draining. Recharging at city parks, communing with friends and strangers—we exchange energy. The grit, debris, exhaust and cacophony of the city dissolve in the park with eye contact, shared ideas and personal stories, emoting and absorbing—sympathy and empathy, an on-going, daily conversation. In urban parks, our commonalities become the center of gravity. Hanging on the monkey bars, being silly, we challenge each other in games of strength and endurance. Hitting balls against the wall, we are in rhythm. Dancing to music, we release and vibe. We crave growth—from the earth and humanity, cities deliver both. Reveling and solemnizing our daily lives, flocking to the grass and trees, leaving the blinking and beeping on the outskirts. There is a solidarity that cannot be achieved in isolation, which engenders a sense of wonderment and unity, in the city and in one another.