poetics
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Sculpture trail in the gardens of Waddesdon Manor
The gardens at Waddesdon feature predominantly marble sculptures depicting human, animal, mythological, and allegorical figures that structure pathways and focal points within the landscape. These sculptures interact with natural processes like algae, lichen growth, and insect habitation, emphasizing themes of growth, decay, and the passage of time.
Only Glaciers Know
Discussing the complicated interconnections between human beings and the landscape of Iceland, the piece is designed to be experienced while walking along the Iceland coastline. It is a sonic documentary and poetic fiction of the enchanting island.
Articles elsewhere
44. Michelle Poirier Brown, You Might Be Sorry You Read This
No, I’m not sorry I read this powerful and haunting book. It’s not an easy read, and (please consider this a trigger warning, although I don’t intend to go into details) I wouldn’t expect it to be: the subject matter, which includes child sexual abuse, ought to be difficult. If it weren’t, something would be … Continue reading 44. Michelle Poirier Brown, You Might Be Sorry You Read This →
From stones to GPS: Critical reflections on aesthetic walking and the need to draw a line | BILL PSARRAS
From stones to GPS: Critical reflections on aesthetic walking and the need to draw a line Bill Psarras Interartive e-Journal (ISSN 2013-679X) Editors: Ziogas, Y., Sylaiou, S. and Mendolicchio, H.B. Special Issue: ‘Walking Art / Walking Aesthetics’ #100 (December 2018) Paper Submitted: 22 May 2018 Paper Accepted: 8 September 2018 Paper Published: 10 December […]
On a philosophy of traffic lights
Text: Bill Psarras © 2015 Cities are being regulated by humans and non-humans, in ways able to facilitate various material and immaterial mobilities. One of such non-human regulators are the traffic lights which follow a global standard colour code: the green, the orange and the red. Traffic lights can be found at the intersections, crossroads and pavemenets […]
The poetics of encounter: Humans, Minerals and Stars
Text: Bill Psarras © 2015 Magnifying the encounter for the hybrid flaneur: Collisions as sculptures We walk, we breathe – muscles become mobilized and a whole bio-activity takes place within us in real-time. Senses are activated; initiating a sensory melody with emotional implications, which is extended and is being shaped by everything. For the artist-flaneur not only […]
