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| Url: | http://www.flaneurbanite.blogspot.com |
| Author(s): | Shilpa Bhatnagar |
| Language: | English |
| Tags: | Street Photography, Urban Writing, Urban Narratives |
| Description: | An Indian in London looks at the cities she lives in and travels to, through the eyes of an urban planner/designer, and through the lens of her faithful camera - retelling the City in the true spirit of flânerie. ----------- The term 'Flâneur' (from the French male noun 'flâneur') refers to the 'wanderer', the 'loiterer', the 'stroller' in the City - the 'gentleman observer', in one sense and the 'voyeur', in another, who 'walks the City in order to experience it' (Charles Baudelaire). The flâneur played a key role in observing, recording and re-telling the City by writing and drawing it in mid 19th Century France. The Flâneur of the 21st Century is the street photographer. Curious, covert, yet honest, the modern flâneur trawls the City and tells the stories - the many legends, big and small, told and untold, hidden under its many layers. Urban Legends documents the stories by this modern day act of flânerie. |
| Ratings |  (8 Ratings) |
| Popularity: | 54 Followers |
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Switching on Winter
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I love light. As a child, I was known to switch on all the lights in the house because I loved it so (and then get a lecture from one of my parents about electricity costs and wastage). I have an a...more |
2009-11-04
The other Mumbai wakes up
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Early on a Sunday morning, the Fort area of south Bombay ought to be deserted. No throngs of suits and ties, no briefcases and cellphones, no long and short cars and traffic jams and honking and cu...more |
2009-10-22
Mumbai Disturbia
| There's a Sanskrit word with its roots in Indian Hindu philosophy and mythology called "Maya" - meaning illusion, something that embodies duality - that, which changes face and confuses our percept...more |
2009-10-15
Exciting Times
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These are exciting times. As I type this, I'm sitting on a couch amidst half-filled suitcases and Fedex boxes. Yes, the India stint is nearly over and I'll be back in London very soon. I'm saying g...more |
2009-09-16
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