This project that Leah carried out was a particularly interesting form of psycogeography. By writing the name Bill on a tourist map in which she was visiting and following those parts, it allowed her to see a different perspective of the area. It allowed her to be taken to places that as a tourist, you would usually go to or aporeciate. It also gIves travelling a purpose. Usually we don't take notice of the journey, only where it is taking us in the end. By drawing the route and studying the locations this route takes us through, it allows to appricate the journey and what is around us, rather than just dismissing those things around us.
Many artist practice this idea of drawing on the map or selecting random points on the map, to create a journey in which they can record artistically and appriciate. One artist who has done this is Simon English.
"Summer 1971: Simon English visited 75 points across the country to write the word 'ENGLAND' on England.
Summer 2010: Simon English made a new artwork by revisiting those points."
"England Revisited was a journey of rediscovery. As in the All England Sculpture, it covered a distance of over 5000 miles in roughly the same time frame. The visit to each point, filmed by Linette Frewin in her series of 75 vignettes, can be viewed in the video diaries."
This project by English reminds us that, hhowever many times we revisit places or take a certain journey, every time will always be different as our world is always changing around us.
In my personal pycogeographic project I want to explore the details of the journey itself rather than just the start and end point. I want to record my surroundings and pay attemtion to details we wouldn't usually notice in our surroundings, creating a detailed story of that location.
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