That-without leaving tangible signs-culturally Careri also points out how the act of walking wasĪ turning point for three critical movements in the history of art: the passage from Dada to Surrealism, from the Lettrist International to the Situationist International, and from Minimalism Art to Landįundamentally, for Careri, the act of walking, regardless of its invisibility of spatial definition, implies the transformation of a place and its meaning : “The mere physical presence of humans in an unmapped space, as well as the variations of perceptions they register while crossing it, already constitute forms of transformation of the landscape Nomadic men exploring landscapes by foot to modern men experiencing the urban space and architectural landscapes in roaming around cities. He traces its roots all the way back to prehistoric times, from In his book Walkscapes, Italian architect Francesco Careri aims to define the act of walking as an aesthetic as well as a critical practice.
Upon visiting Kew Gardens, I figured out the reason behind this predilection for palm trees, in front of Edred John Henry Corner’s words: “Of all land plants, the palm is the most distinguished.” Palms documents the phantom of Imperialism, still visible throughout the common urban space, as well as in the exotic section of the Royal Botanic Gardens.” Leaving your mark on an ignored place with your own body changes that place.“ During my repeated visits to London, I noticed how many palm trees can be seen in front yards, despite the city less-than-ideal weather conditions. It’s a journey that begins with the Dada visits to the most banal places in Paris, and that reaches The Monuments of Passaic, Robert Smithson’s journey through the most marginalised and unknown areas of the city of New Jersey.
He covers surrealism, minimalism, and land-art to show the many ways of thinking about a city – from anti-art to the aesthetic city, passing through the dreamlike and the playfulness of the situationists. This occurred until the arrival of the menhir, a symbolic object that, for Careri, is the first sign of architecture – almost its founding act.Ĭareri immerrses himself in the different avant-garde movements of the twentieth century. He draws on the parable of Cain and Abel to demonstrate the nomadic origins of architecture, this constant mutation used by the nomads as a way to map the territory they were passing through. Una publicación compartida de Despaseando journeys through history using man’s own wanderings.
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