Space-making

Space⁂ ⁂ ⁂ Space (making)⁂ ⁂ ⁂Space-making.A few weeks ago I wrote about the roles of space in creative contexts, from art galleries to music to language to conversation. Space is a building block for rhythm., I wrote. This morning, I decided to write a blog post that was entirely space. I thought of the blog post as a place where you don’t have to read or do anything; where you can take a moment just for yourself.This piece takes on a new meaning when considered in the context of the archive of my website. My other writings tell stories through words; Space aims to create an effect without words. It takes on meaning because it contrasts with other pages on this website.A curious irony of the blog post was that despite showing fewer components, I had to write code to achieve the intended effect. I wanted to hide the navigation bar. The easiest way to do this was to write CSS to hide it specifically for the page. This felt like it had meaning: I had to think about how I made space…