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Poetics in the work of three urban photographers: Love for the chaotic city from the site of urban rooftops

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: By exploring the poetics of three photographers, this article attempts to capture the relationship between urban denizens and the ephemeral, tumultuous city. I understand poetics as arising from their spatial affection for, and sensemaking of, the city, which in turn engenders visual landscapes. I first outline poetics as the art of inhabiting, which generates affection for the city, drawing on the writings of Gaston Bachelard, Michel de Certeau, and Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari. Next, I examine how the poetics of photography is crafted in terms of creative sensemaking, where the affected body attunes to percepts and finds resonance with the city's vital forces, thereby enabling poetical landscapes to be captured by the lens.

Source: Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

DOI: 10.1111/tran.12727

Author: Paulina Nordström

Institution: University of Agder

Language: English

Topic: Photographic and Visual Arts

Subfield: Museology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,070