urbanistosWed, Oct 7, 2009 I have been thinking about this too, and have wondered how we can reoccupy the city in a manner that re-engages with the unknown and the mysterious. There is something so bloody relentless and joyless about the ubiquity of technological mapping processes, and the tracking of the landscape, and yet it also produces an enormous amount of noise and misconception.
I suspect that the city the Situationists longed for and deeply loved is still with us, and the light hasn't shined into all the corners - but to access this city, one has to move one's own body in a different way, occupying space in a different way and with a different agenda. Google Street View is a simulation, and I suspect that there are tremendous opportunities opened up by the false impression of 'reality' that it imparts.
Final thought: I have wondered if fiction can be used as a method of occupying the city in a different way. I suspect it is worth considering.
I have been thinking about this too, and have wondered how we can reoccupy the city in a manner that re-engages with the unknown and the mysterious. There is something so bloody relentless and joyless about the ubiquity of technological mapping processes, and the tracking of the landscape, and yet it also produces an enormous amount of noise and misconception.
I suspect that the city the Situationists longed for and deeply loved is still with us, and the light hasn't shined into all the corners - but to access this city, one has to move one's own body in a different way, occupying space in a different way and with a different agenda. Google Street View is a simulation, and I suspect that there are tremendous opportunities opened up by the false impression of 'reality' that it imparts.
Final thought: I have wondered if fiction can be used as a method of occupying the city in a different way. I suspect it is worth considering.