Flanuer and Pscyhogeography

In an effort to follow an interest in contextuality and interaction, I came across the term pscychogeography. It refers to an area of study that involves the context and action. In my work, this is what the Breese Stevens Project and now several other proposals have come to focus on. I am interested in defining context and placing action. This also has provided way of looking at establish social and cultural context and understanding how action/interaction is defined by context.
I just proposed a project to document place in the game Second Life. A proposal that I just was rejected focused on documenting the areas around the Roman Fora in their past and present states. I curious about what once was and what now is. Then combining them to layer contextuality.


Another word that came up around this term is the flanuer - This term refers to a person who plays a sensor role in understanding the urban environment. My previous connection comes from some reading that I did in Matthew Buckingham's course. Will have to look into this more.


All in all, this is a dialogue for understanding place. I continue to come across people who are documenting space through audio, video, histories, etc. I am curious about the purposes for this documentation. Is it directed toward an understanding of identity? Or is to stop and listen to what is around us, if only for a moment? Are we broadening the ability to perceive?