FOLLOW THE UNKNOWN

Drives are necessary, according to situationist theory, because of the increasingly predictable and monotonous experience of everyday life in advanced capitalism.

FOLLOW THE UNKNOWN

C H A N G I N G T H E A I M O F WA L K I N G :
F O L L OW I N G T H E U N K N OW N TO
EXPLORE THE CITY

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graphic:
Path of the unknown

A N E X A M P L E F O R F O L L OW I N G T H E U N K N OW N

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goethe on green background.green

goethe.
goethe
everywhere.
Green Goethe yet unknown. Goethe known.

scraps of clothes.colours.stripes.different
entrance emotion.wind.

A
green
black
painting. eye torn open.
almost realistic. teardrop on the marginal of
the eye. about to drop
down on the street.

unexpected silent space.

almost cheesy. pseudo
romantic. wooden construction. exhilation. expiration. moments. still life

house. forest. forest

house.green revolution.

stories of desires. stories

of colours. stories of pain.
stories of black tears
pouring down facades.

camel watching over balcony. minus two degrees.

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white elegant stoney

woman enjoying the
cold. how did she get
here? did she get lost?
m.e.t.a.k.o.

metako

eyes.
windows.
windows. eyes. windows h u m b o l d t s t r a of boats. eyes of boats. e 35. colours
of water. colours
of
skies.
water
aspiration.
sky
aspiration.

spotted in yellow.
spotted in red.
gone astray. creature got lost or
was set free. was
born. got to life.

perspective of cars.
perspective of humans.
image of reality. image of

symbiosis
symbiosis
stumps of trees. jungle of naked trees.

of
of

metako gmbh. weimar stinkt. edeka. henstrae e.

plastic
tree.
plastic got caught up by
wood? or wood got
caught up by plastic?

brick.
tree.

FOllOW THE
UNKNOWN
COMPENDIUM

b.sc. urbanistik, ana martin yuste, silvan hagenbrock

STORIES OF DESIRES,
STORIES OF COLOURS,
STORIES OF PAIN,
STORIES OF BLACK TEARS,
POURING DOWN FACADES.

Poetry & Politics of Walking / Vertr.Prof. Dr. Steffen de Rudder

Professur Stdtebau I / Bauhaus-Universitt Weimar

I
In contemporary urban exploration,
there is one increasing method to
correalte the geographical environment
with its society. It is connected with
an understanding of urban space and
architecture unfolding in situations,
because it is produced whithin a
situation of societal interation.
Guy Debords drive (drift) is
an unplanned journey through a
landscape, usually urban, on which
the subtle aesthetic contours of the
surrounding architecture and geography
subconsciously direct the travellers, with
the ultimate goal of encountering an
entirely new and authentic experience.
(Guy Debord, Definitions 52).
With this handbook Follow the
unknown, you are invited to perceive
the urban surroundings in a different
way. Following the unknown means
choosing your way due to the yet
unknown in urban space. This can be

anything, you, yourself,

have not noticed before:
ranging from crossings and
paths to any details. The
unknown is something
totally subjective, ones
youve explored one element
it becomes known. Thus, the
authors would like you to
share your EXPLORATION
and COMMENTS on a
platform to create a new
map of the unknown of
Weimar. You want to join us?
Keep reading!

SYMBIOSIS OF
BRICK,
SYMBIOSIS OF
TREE

II
Paying attention to the smaller details, the
lost objects, the signage, the fragments that
make walking a reward in itself, with a
slower pace and an increased opportunity to
revel in the simple pleasures of things.
urban dictionary
Cities become more and more a
panopticom. While the concept of
smart cities implies a sustainable urban
devolpment, the negative impact is a
total surveillance in every aspect of life.
Nevertheless, mathematicians utilize
a variety of this data e.g. to calculate
an empty seat next to you in a subway
waggon.
The authors approach of Follow the
Unknown is not against any technical
progress, furthermore it is a critique
shared with the theory of the situationists
that in the world of advanced capitalism,
the experience of the everyday life
gets increasingly predictable and
monotonous.
While walking the unknown and sharing
your experience you will be a part of a
new way of mapping the city.

C H A N G I N G T H E A I M O F WA L K I N G :
F O L L OW I N G T H E U N KOW N TO
EXPLORE THE CITY

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Y O U R W O R K , Y O U R L E I S U R E A C T I V I T I E S , A L L U S U A L M OT I V E S
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