Yuehan Li

Anti- Potter’s Field



In my research, I found the impression of Potter's Field to be very strong and brutal, necessitating acknowledgment and reversal, representing these concepts. If the cemetery were located in Franklin Park, from an urban context perspective, I hope the graveyard could better integrate into the city and people's lives, reversing the existing notions. Although solemn, initially, I seek a harmonious yet intense relationship.

I aim to place my focus in the middle, utilizing the terrain beyond Franklin to allow people to view the central burial site from various angles, including the pond, the burial site, and the city's circulation used by people. One path is for rituals, including vehicles transporting bodies, daily maintenance of the graveyard, and, simultaneously, another path is more organic, connecting different small sites allowing people to pass through this area daily.