Species of spaces - The street

George Pierce makes interesting observations about the way we use space in relation to cities and what the roads and buildings mean in context to society and the way we move.

I enjoyed the section on the spatial exercises. He gives an example of what to record when we do our spatial city walk: from the rhythm of the traffic, to what the women are wearing, to the individual routines people are carrying out. Within this exercise, the narrative element becomes apparent in merely recording what we see and the questions we should ask ourselves.

As Pierce suggested, it may be an interesting experiment to do this in four different seasons during the year where the weather will be different, the people will dress differently, and how their actions change.

On the Wrights & Sites: A manifesto for a new walking culture, these three walking artists take a different "suit" and write about a particular idea or manifesto about walking culture.