Abstract
This work explores the interrelationships of sensory and informational layers of experience as they affect movement through space and the creation of meaning. Through an exploration of how community members interact with a New York City cemetery, the project addresses embodiment, specifically highlighting how the use of the mobile phone augments the sensory experience. Engagement with frequent visitors to the space through interviews, participant observation, and audiovisual recordkeeping brought to light the interconnections between observing, identifying, and researching the diverse species that make their home in the cemetery and a feeling a sense of belonging with the place. The resulting discussion highlights participants’ conception of the self as part of a networked ecology as illustrated through their reflections on three themes: themes of living and dying, maintenance and care, and the passage of time.

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