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The Situationist City by Simon Sadler

The Situationist City Simon Sadler ebook
Page: 352
Format: djvu
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ISBN: 0262193922, 9780585028286

€�Cities have a psychogeographical relief, with constant currents, fixed points and vortexes which strongly discourage entry into or exit from certain zones.” [6]. It is an interesting idea to think about maps as both a tool to navigate the city as well as a tool to represent a particular experience in that city. Psychogeography: Situationist Reconnaissance for Revolution: Part 1. City – Psychogeographic Microcosms. It comes from a group of theorists called the Situationists, whose work I have been interested in since learning about it in a first year art course. This analysis begins by looking at Debord's Naked City map of Paris, defined by a psychogeographical space that is linked by 'unity of atmosphere'. Connected drift is based on the situationist technic of the psychogeographic walk in which chance and the surrounding environment itself determines the route taken. In my final year in graduate school I learned about a group called the Situationist International and I became fascinated with their imaginative imagery that drew from architecture and art. The City Is Wilder and Kinder Than You Think. Backpost on Space, Tom McDonough “Situationist Space”. Invited speakers include Simon Sadler, author of "The Situationist City". The mid-twentieth century in Paris saw a movement identified as the Situationist International. The Situationist City Simon Sadler MIT Press, 1998.