While reading the whole paragraphs, I was quite surprised to know how the definition of “place” and “space” can be different. Before the reading, I recognized the place and space as almost the same concept. Michel de Certeau defines a place as an instantaneous configuration of positions and space as composed intersections of mobile elements. He also added his point of view for the word “space”, by saying that “space is practiced place”. This means that the boundaries of place is bigger than space when we draw Venn diagram with the two. “Practiced place” can be a confusing meaning but by simply thinking that Practice = Many times, people should have each stories for the place to become space that makes them to go there many times. I believe that not only the number of visits to the place, but also other factors could make place as a space. Those could be people’s another stories for the place such as their feelings or events happened in there.
Minwoo Kang
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I enjoyed your approach to using the Venn diagram to analyze place and space. It would be great if you could make one to visualize your findings. What are some examples of places that are not practiced to become a space? Why are they not practiced? On the other hand, what are examples of spaces that are not practiced to become a place? Is it true that the boundary of place is bigger than space? To present in a Venn diagram, perhaps the two have some overlaps that are called “practiced place”/ “practiced space”.