In the article Tapestry of Space: Domestic Architecture and Underground Communities in Margaret Morton ’ s Photography of a Forgotten New York, Morton opens up describing underground and above ground homes that the homeless build from fragments, scraps and all sorts of materials. She discusses how essential shelter is and how ones identity is derived from it. She also states how no home is permanent leaving people with a fragile sense of identity. She breaks it down to discuss what it really means to be homeless and how many of us are homeless in different aspects we would have never considered. She discusses how stability isn’t guaranteed for the homeless or the housed due to closed off tunnels and home demolition.  This goes to show that being homeless and being housed is not a binary. It seems as if it is no longer about the foundation of where you lay your head but more so about the stability behind that foundation, because clearly we can all be homeless within a blink of an eye; one wrong decision, missed payment or even a natural disaster.

It truly makes me think about the true meaning of homeless, we all have a depiction of what it means and looks like to be homeless, but reading this article lets me know that there is so much more to it than just being without a home. Because those without an actual mortgaged or rented home still find ways and means to have shelter for themselves and their families, by building a home of their own under bridges, tunnels and alley ways, building places of peace through artistic expression.

. Morton also talks about how her interviewees use space as a creative guide, building on space and not treating the environment as a commodity.. They build on space using found materials and personal items in ways that do not treat the environment as a commodity. tunnel life was described as being a functional way of living, more so described as living in a art museum, full of expression and not just a place for primal survival. Morton discusses the role of the urban photographer, as well as material production, New York photography, Situationist International’s and the goal to rid the division between art and life and to examine everyday life completely. The article also talks about tunnel life and those who society has frowned upon.Morton also discusses public space,city attractions, and domestic architecture