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during the psychogeographical walks [DRIFTS] one is expected to shift focus from one plain to the other. most of the time mental reaction is established early on. senses are overwhelmed with primary ambience leading to the state of open minded “blindness”, entangled by the forces of decisive attraction. in my case occasionally “recomposed drift focus” glides [drifts?] to the unexpected or sights unrecognized as significant.
PSYCHOGRAPHS
desire:
01. ride my scooter true the city in the direction not determined before. [motorized drift – in my experience it is quite close to riding the bicycle I am close to the surrounding environment and very well aware of things around. advantage is that you can go much further away, save energy and open mind to forthcoming walk. in any way for any walk, if its not around your house, you have to arrive there somehow.]
02. find place to park safely after observing the first psychograph*. [make note or photo]
03. walk from that first one attracted by anything in direction of the next psychograph [make note or photo] then second one [make note or photo] and use third one as a turning point [make note or photo].
04. walk back if possible taking another path. if new psychograph is observed pay special attention to this one, this is most valuable one [make note or photo].
05. make some exploration about the place I was, history, heritage, peculiarity - dark or hidden, secrets, unknown facts, documents, old photos, make a map [google], mark position of psychographs.
06. analyze the findings, do not restrict myself to anything, recognize the significance of urban language observed or found during analyses and contribution to the urban life on global or local level.
07. make detailed report, expose it to public.
*psychographs are scenes, incidents, accidents, displays, actions, acts, events, signs, symbols, settings, episodes, pictures, icons, runes, marks, warnings, pointers, ideograms, inscriptions, tokens, auguries, spectacles, omens or anything that gives evidence voluntary or even unconscious, of an event, mood or mental or psychical state.
*psycho - psychology, mental process, mental reaction
*graph - diagrams, graphic formula
sincerely,
very visual and art oriented urban enthusiast.
