Notes on Walking: Dandelion has no Field

Notes on Walking is my artistic research PhD on walking, working with writing and photography.

Abstract 

1000s of notes were written on walking. At first, the walker’s aim was photography, so one walked and walked, sometimes up to 9 hours a day to find a shot. As days, months, and years passed by, the walker realized something. One is not walking for photography; one is walking for walking itself; instead of becoming a photographer, one has become a walker. When applied for the artistic research studies, the proposal was a hybrid of walking and photography called Strip Cities, to document the cities based on strips similar to what Ed Ruscha had done in Los Angeles with the Sunset Strip. As the artistic research proposal was accepted, the candidate focused more and more on the subject of walking as artistic research building a library on walking and discovering the vastness of this clandestine topic. Meanwhile, the walker did not drop one’s camera and documented with new eyes looking at walking itself. 1000s of photos were taken during and before the studies. Notes on Walking: Dandelion has no Field is a humble writing, gathering and organizing on the subject of walking during my studies in the form of a lexicon, A-Z, along with walking commands, questions, and metaphors. This work shows us how far the topic of walking goes and how close it is to us, making us who we are as humans in our actions, thoughts and languages.

Keywords

Notes on Walking, Documentation on Foot, Context of Walking, Walking Commands and Questions, Walkshops, Walking Metaphors.