Lecture Notes:
"Art is born of observation and investigation…" Cicero
Flaneur - a person who walks the city in order to experience it
City - a labyrinth - reality - landscape - a dream
Psychogeography - evidencing journeys - loitering - walking - escaping - driving - travelling - experiencing - wandering
Psychogeography of an Everyday Drive - taking in details that are so often overlooked - understanding your environment - embracing
Mythogeography - fictional - fanciful - fragile - personal - factual history - becoming a part of the place - holding significance
London 10 Quirky Places - history behind everyday items, objects, buildings, sculptures etc. - Understanding their relevance and significance
Tim Knowles - photography
JR - urban interaction with different places - exploring places in a different way - seeing buildings as canvasses etc
"The streets are owned by everyone. Streets are the gift of freedom, so enjoy your possession." - Brad Erlandson
"Life's not a job, its an adventure" - Chip Morton
Skateboarding - seeing the world around you in a different way - in a way to to use for your own gain - to embrace architecture and familiar surroundings and re-inventing them
Parkour - similar to skateboarding - using the environment almost literally as a playground - embracing the world and architecture around to gain experience - embracing the surroundings that so many may disregard
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