The Casuist

October 27, 2007

the city as palimpsest

Filed under: Uncategorized — gustavros @ 6:22 pm

walking around melbourne - like any city - if you are alert to it, you can see various elements layered over each other.

For example:

  • lanes and alleyways, and gaps between properties that have been constructed in different periods.
  • electrical wiring covers in the footpath
  • telstra telephone wiring covers in the footpath
  • MMBW covers in the footpath
  • drainage outlets
  • keg holes around pubs
  • etc

sometimes you get the feeling the entire city is like a piece of honeycomb…..its very worthy of further investigation. In fact, a documentary or cinematic exploration could be quite interesting. In a similar genre, Subway (France 1985 Luc Besson) explores the underground spaces of the Parisien metro (and the quirky characters who live in these spaces).

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