Psychogeography Definitions: Psychogeography “the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organised or not, on the emotions and behaviour of individuals.” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychogeography) Dérive: “Debord defines the dérive as “a mode of experimental behavior linked to the conditions of urban society: a technique of rapid passage through varied ambiances.” It… Read More »
Chinese Whispers This workshop commenced with a standard Chinese Whispers activity. “Chinese whispers is an internationally popular game, in which one person whispers a message to the ear of the next person through a line of people until the last player announces the message to the entire group. Errors typically accumulate in the retellings, so the statement announced by… Read More »
Paul Klee – “Drawing is taking a line for a walk” “Whereas Picasso, Matisse, even Mondrian and Kandinsky concentrated on abstracting from perceived reality, Klee began with a point, extended it into a line and famously took it for a walk wherever it wished to go. The exact stage at which this abstract construct began… Read More »
John Cage – 4:33 silence During the first part of today’s workshop we witnessed a recreation of John Cage’s 4’33 piece, performed by our lecturer. Following this, we were asked to make brief observations on the performance. These are mine: Listening to sounds coming from outside the room, listening to the sound of the projector… Read More »