TOPO Club – Finding Home Away from Home is a photo walk through Chinatown, the Lower East Side, and the East Village exploring how we connect emotionally to unfamiliar places. Rooted in topophilia (love for place) and genius loci (spirit of the place), the walk invites immigrants and foreigners to reflect on memory, identity, and belonging while engaging in photo-based exercises. Walking becomes a tool to research our bonds with space. Participants will receive prompts to explore themes like light, repetition, and emotion in the landscape. Bring your own camera or use a provided disposable one. We’ll visit places like Essex Market, Seward Park, and the Tenement Museum, tracing both visible and invisible histories. Comfortable shoes and curiosity are recommended. As Isamu Noguchi once said, “We are a landscape of all we have seen.”
Accessibility
The walk is not fully accessible, but I’m open to offering a future iteration virtually or via live transmission. There are plenty of public transit options, as well as bike and CitiBike stations along the route.
Location Information
RSVP is required and capacity is limited. Meeting location, ending location, and directions will be provided via email before walk date.
guided
Saturday, May 3, 202511:00 AM
2 hours
Borough: Manhattan
Theme: Art & Architecture, History & Culture
Language: English, Spanish, Portuguese
English Translator Available: No
