Dogma of Divergent Pedestrian Movement (Movement 14)

Notebooks of European Contemporary Movement (Fundamental Laws and Absurd Dogmas)

PART II

Absurd Dogmas (Notebooks I-V)

Notebook IV – Touristic Movements

 

MOVEMENT 14

The random movement of independent bodies varies exponentially with density (Dogma of Divergent Pedestrian Movement)

 

In those central areas there are always a huge number of tourists, who move slowly, stop suddenly for a selfie, linger in a random corner or in the middle of the road. They come from every alleyway and cross paths. With the crowd on the move, it’s not possible to go in a straight line. That’s okay too, people move as they sidestep or are sidestepped, and the route ends up winding, sometimes comically. Like a console game from the 80s, the aim is to dodge objects, in this case people, and not touch anyone, so as not to lose points.

 

Published in November 15, 2024

 

Author: Carlos Norton

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Technical file

Movement 14

Sound recorded with Roland CS-10EM binaurals

Tallinn’s Old Town

July 11, 2023, 11:00

Ficheiros audio

Mov 14

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