I’ve realized upon returning to Milwaukee that it’s not the same city I grew up in its morphed and evolved and taken a new shape like any living system. At the same time upon my return I recognized the quirks of the city that became expressions of my own unique personality and started to understand, “Ahh, this is exactly why I am the way I am!”
And so I return to my roots riding the same routes along those same roads to retrace my steps and learn the city once again. Realizing the ways in which the city and I have changed and embracing all the ways in which we’ve stayed the same, hopefully allowing this project to be a fusion of the two.