Dérive...an unknown psychological aspect

Dérive in W. Allen's movie ''Midnight in Paris''

''Psychogeography is the sector of psychology that studies how the emotions and the behavior of people are influenced by the functions of the geographical environment''   

Never heard of it. Then It comes...

''Dérive, in psychogeography, is an unplanned journey in an urban environment, influenced by objective (architecture and environment) and subjective (emotions and mood) criteria''. The concept of dérive has its origins in Paris.

Did not know it as well. Until I experienced it with my friend M.M., what a coincidence, in Paris. It was on purpose without being aware even of the existence of the word dérive (another friend, M.M. as well, passed the knowledge). You see, we have been taught, even our holidays, to have to be perfectly planned and programmed. How pathetic people is sometimes. This needs to change. Because the original dérive (no maps, no time, no objective purpose) is a real journey among people and their creations. You walk and you observe. You walk and you smell. You walk and you dream. No stress. No hurry. 

Opposite side of the road. London. A professional, representing a company, officially proposes to the London Council (which liked the idea), to install high velocity lanes on the pavements, so as to ''help'' people walk faster. He also proposes financial fines, for those who delay the already stressed people. We, people in the ''civilized'' countries, already have so much stress. And how do we reward ourselves? We give us more...

Unfortunately, it seems that the initial plan to construct robots to help us has changed. Now we want us to construct ourselves...



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egibza said...

nice idea and nice blog! A magic space placed in nowhere.. with every thougt out of order but more truth than ever.
Today I was walking in a new city, without map, no asking, just feeling and smeling and tasting the streets, ligths, people.. A la derivé avec mon coeur, I fell in love with that city.. NY loves me.

-egibza-