Psychogeography

The short-lived philosophical collective called the Situationist International left a resounding impact on the history of the avante garde through their bewildering array of ideas. One of their many tenets, the derive, was a ritualizedpractice of urban wandering to develop a synchronistic attunement with the landscape. Termed psychogeography, the practice provided new ways of apprehending our surroundings, transforming familiar streets into something new and unexpected. Merlin Coverly examines the origins of psychogeography, outlining a definition of its experimentation and defining the key figures involved in its development.