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THE URBAN PHOTOWALK : Capturing the social dimensions of urban space
The following research study takes the form of a nomadic and exploritative voyage, centered around the urban photowalk. In an effort to decipher the intricate relationship between people and places—the social and the spatial—the study aims to shed light on the social dimensions of urban photography, in relation to spatial practices within the urban built environment. The research is anchored to a distinct theoretical framework, in which established principles are woven into an exploritative context. On this basis, the study examines the use of walking-based strategies as a toolkit for understanding contemporary urban space as an embodied experience (Careri, 2017). The research also draws on Henri Lefebvre’s notions concerning the right to the city and the production of space, delving into matters of possession, perception and appropriation from a citizen perspective (Purcell, 2002). At the heart of the research lies an empirical field study, carried out in the city of Toronto, Canada through experiential means of observation. The field study comprises a series of participatory photowalks, designed and conducted in order to examine the urban photowalk from a methodological point of view. By implementing Careri’s theories on walking-based strategies, the research seeks to embody the conceivable impacts of photowalking on social and spatial relations, at a human scale; this, in turn, illustrates how the urban photowalk can aid the production of temporary and improvised spaces in public urban settings, in order to catalyze social interaction and communal exchange. In parallel, the study encompasses research on how photowalking can provide a hands-on method, which can be used by city dwellers to take possession of urban public space, as well as claim and distribute their right to the city.
THE URBAN PHOTOWALK : Capturing the social dimensions of urban space
The following research study takes the form of a nomadic and exploritative voyage, centered around the urban photowalk. In an effort to decipher the intricate relationship between people and places—the social and the spatial—the study aims to shed light on the social dimensions of urban photography, in relation to spatial practices within the urban built environment. The research is anchored to a distinct theoretical framework, in which established principles are woven into an exploritative context. On this basis, the study examines the use of walking-based strategies as a toolkit for understanding contemporary urban space as an embodied experience (Careri, 2017). The research also draws on Henri Lefebvre’s notions concerning the right to the city and the production of space, delving into matters of possession, perception and appropriation from a citizen perspective (Purcell, 2002). At the heart of the research lies an empirical field study, carried out in the city of Toronto, Canada through experiential means of observation. The field study comprises a series of participatory photowalks, designed and conducted in order to examine the urban photowalk from a methodological point of view. By implementing Careri’s theories on walking-based strategies, the research seeks to embody the conceivable impacts of photowalking on social and spatial relations, at a human scale; this, in turn, illustrates how the urban photowalk can aid the production of temporary and improvised spaces in public urban settings, in order to catalyze social interaction and communal exchange. In parallel, the study encompasses research on how photowalking can provide a hands-on method, which can be used by city dwellers to take possession of urban public space, as well as claim and distribute their right to the city.
THE URBAN PHOTOWALK : Capturing the social dimensions of urban space
Miller, Isabelle (author)
2024-01-01
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Electronic Resource
English
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