Psychogeography Background
Psychogeography consists of the following: a political dimension, a philosophy of opposition to the status quo, the notion of “walking”, the idea of an urban movement, and the psychological component of how human behaviour is affected by environment. In general, it is seen as some psychological imprint overlaid on the physical landscape.
Traced back to social theorist and filmmaker Guy Debord and the Situationists of the late 1950s and 1960s. The original concept was the exploration of a built environment without preconceptions, to refuse to limit legitimate discussion to architectural styles or residential percentages, but to discuss the reality of actually inhabiting an (urban) environment. This exploration and study was expressed through psychogeographic maps such as The Naked City or Guide Psychogeographique de Paris, as well as texts and travelogues. Before the term was even coined, psychogeography can be traced even further back to Dadaist and Surrealist drug and alcohol induced wanderings throughout Paris, as well as 19th century concepts of the flâneur in both British and French literature.
All information from:
Anon, Posted 29th sep 2009, Psychogeography Background, CCS BARD
http://whatiscontemporaryartatbard.com/post/200542308/psychogeography-background
The urban setting, in close relation with the sensations they provoke
Debord.G, 1955,Essay - Introduction to a Critique of Urban Geography,
Les Lèvres Nues
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http://library.nothingness.org/articles/SI/en/display/2
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