Wednesday, February 20, 2008

walking along south bank



I filmed the views from every bridges I could find from vauxhall bridge to tower bridge.
Initial idea was showing same spot to look bigger as I get closer. I don't know why I ignored the fact that River Thames has beautiful curvy line.
It was good to walk as always and took me 3 hours without taking a break.
(I had to stop by royal albert hall to use toilet, but that doesn't count.)

It might be seen as typical tourists' attraction promotion film. I think it's always good to have tourist mind and the I appreciate what I see.
Loved trains crossing the river, loved layers of buildings, loved noise of people.

Recommend to see this film playing sarabande by Franz Schubert. I didn't put it as it increases file size. It made me think why there is no films about a monstrous creature destroying south bank, not about the luck of Barry Lydon.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

psychogeography project





It's bit hard to digest the concept of psychogeography for me. For last 2 weeks, bothered by flu, sat on the sofa surfing on internet using the technique of the derive.
Sitting, reading on internet about psychogeography and thinking without depth.
The derive is the concept of an aimless walk, probably through city streets, that follows the whim of the moment, then yes, I do most of time even with my flatfoot.
Seoul wasn't perfect place to do it, but growing up in the forest of apartments always got me feel weird walking down the streets surrounded by the houses.
Tokyo was good place to walk in the daytime, quite scary in the night time, however finding shrine and a big tree in the middle of nowhere was exciting.
Barcelona, loved exploring, then two teenager boys took my bag and ran away. End of the story.
London, I used to walk a lot, or take a random bus to go nowhere.

I get more confused writing this. Where am I?