Flaneur Series Figurative Landscape Photograph by Cristina Rizzi Guelfi

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flâneur [out of context ]
The flâneur establishes a particular relationship with the city, inhabiting it as if it were … Read more flâneur [out of context ]
The flâneur establishes a particular relationship with the city, inhabiting it as if it were his own home. His path does not coincide with the rest of the multitude; what for the passer-by is a predetermined path with a precise destination, for him it is a labyrinth that changes shape with every step: he is guided by the color of a facade, the disturbing uniformity of some windows. The city journey, therefore, is not only a movement in space, but also a mode of perception: it is observation, listening and reading of metropolitan life, with its inhabitants and its spaces, but also of the texts that the city offers for reading and texts about the city. See less