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Editor's Notes
- The Situationists strong believers in creating random events and experiences
- Would create patterns that would lead them through their “walks”
- The Derive was driven by chance, not preconceived expectation
- Group of “artists” & political practitioners. Theoretical Influences included Marxism, Letterists, surrealists, de-humanizing urban change, life a spectacle Often referred to as SI
- Focused on theory & practice of constructing Situations, A moment of life concretely & deliberately constructed by collective organizationUsed methods that forced one or more individuals to critically analyze their lives
- Debord defined the group but always told people that“definition was meaningless & clearly devised by Anti-Situationist”
- In 1957 Debord wrote the Situationist manifesto which started the group.
- The group’s theories were a driving force behind the 1968 Paris uprising.
- Ended in 1972 because Debord had expelled or kicked out all members.
- Guy DebordFounding member, theoristsLived from 1931-1994Filmmaker, Marxist theoristPart of the Letterists, (dada surrealists)
- AsgerJornDanish artist Kicked out of SI & founded Scandinavian Institute of Comparative Vandalism.
- Ralph RumneyWas also Quickly kicked out of the groupSole member of the London Psychogeographical Association
- Debord & the SI prided themselves on their social abrasiveness
- One of Debord’s projects was to cover library books with sandpaperThis way they caused damage to the surrounding books.
- For some reason, Debord liked photos of himself smoking.
- Situationist International was heavily influenced by surrealist movement Another group of artists from the early 20th century
- Surrealist emphasized elements of Surprise, Unexpected juxtaposition Non-sequiturs
- Challenged reality and perceptions of reality through movement Created new map forms that expressed these elements Represented explorations in new ways
- The SI challenged shallow representations of life & reality
- SI believed that real life had been replaced by images that represent real life
- Believed that modern life was a Degradation of human experience
- Derive translates into “Drift”
- Unorganized, aimless yet significant explorations of places These explorations also required new ways of recording experience
- Rapid passage through varied ambiences and emotions of place
- Designed by Bernard TschumiInfluenced by SI urban principles of emotion and experience
- Park is in the 16th Adornment of Paris On site of former slaughter house district
- Today is the site ofFrench museum of Science, various public art / spaces, parks
- Started by Debord in 1950’s
- Created the journal to document groups works, derieves & theories
- Did not have a long publication life
- Great contemporary guide continuing SI ideas Read any example from book Ideas ultimately lead to Experimental travel & Psychogeography
- Key source for this presentation Read Second example from book
- Read Third Example
- SI was organized to fight against modern shifts in urban life They believed that post-war Paris was un-personal
- Wanted to create new highly personalized urban experiences
- Concentrated on the role of emotions and feelings in the city