This is a photograph that I captured whilst walking around London on my own. I didn’t really know where I was going but I was just walking around taking photographs for a while. I was hoping to find some art galleries and museums whilst on my journey. It was because I was lost when I arrived at London I started walking around aimlessly trying to find many places on my own. I am interested in Psychogeography and how places can cause you to behave and feel in different ways.
Psychogeography was invented in 1955 by the Marxist theorist Guy Debord who suggested playful ways of navigating and exploring urban environments. Psychogeography was also inspired by the Nineteenth century poet and writer Charles Baudelaire’s concept of the ‘ flâneur’ which is french meaning to wander around aimlessly. Debord wanted an approach to architecture that was less functional and more open to exploration. It was during the 1990′s that Pyschogeography became more popular and gained popularity as artists and film makers began using Psychogeography to create works based on exploring locations by walking.
Through the exploration of urban environments it was then I was capable on examining the architecture and spaces around London as I walked around lost. Becoming inspired by the architecture seen around London, however at the same time feeling anxious of exploring the a big city on my own.Despite feeling a bit anxious I was capable of being able to take a few photographs which captures the main views and places I saw around London.
