Priti Pandurangan — Information Experience Designer

I'm undertaking a series of walks to better understand strategies for observing, collecting, and recording multi-sensory information around us. This research draws from psychogeography, placemaking, and embodied methodologies, seeking to understand the nuances of place through movement, stillness, and shared experiences. I explore how constraint, collaboration, and attention shape our relationship with place.

26.06.2023 | Clerkenwell Close | Organised by Theatrum Mundi

I took part in a couple of walks organised by Theatrum Mundi, a centre for research and experimental learning that seeks to reimagine our cities and who has agency in making them (Theatrum Mundi, no date). These were centered around urban choreographies and psychogeographical scores utilising movement and mapping strategies.

These walks, guided by artist Alisa Oleva, introduced me to the concept of deep hanging out — an intentional act of spending long durations of time in a place and observing deeply to exhaust all sensory observations of our surroundings. Focusing on embodied experiences, we engaged in tactile exploration and physical movement to uncover and pursue the surfaces, paths, imprints, traces, and desires we encounter within cities.