Walking across disciplines: from ethnography to arts practice

Uma abordagem interpretativa aos usos dos meios deslocação e transporte nas mobilidades casa-trabalho: um estudo exploratório (d)na Cidade do Luxemburgo

“…Seguimos as perspetivas acerca da mobilidade que têm implicado cada vez mais a utilização de técnicas de investigação compreensivas que passam pelo acompanhamento dos sujeitos durante os percursos de mobilidade (Anderson, 2004;Carpiano, 2009;Jones, et al, 2008, Kusenbach, 2003Pink, 2007;Pink et al, 2010). Os investigadores participam, com os entrevistados, do caminho e da viagem que estes próprios percorrem, de modo a obterem a "mais rica compreensão do lugar" (Evan e Jones, 2011: 849).…”

Postures de la marche dans la rue Athinas : à la rencontre de la vie piétonne au centre historique d’Athènes

“…As for pedestrians themselves, they are increasingly considered to be powerful players within the urban transport system (Amar & Michaud, 2009). Walking is both a subject of research (Lee & Watson, 1993) and a resourceful method for the investigation of city life (Augoyard, 1979;Pink, 2010). From the 19 th century's flaneur (Tester, 1994) to the modern urban nomad (Short, 2012), movement on foot seems to be the barometer of a city's life.…”

Repositioning the graphic designer as researcher

“…Undertaken primarily in the London borough of Hackney, the research draws on both ethnographic and design-led methods with which to understand and represent place. These included, amongst others, visual ethnography (Pink 2007), walking as a research method (Pink, Hubbard, O'Neill & Radley 2010); cultural probes (Gaver, Dunne & Pacenti 1999); autophotography (Johnsen, May & Cloke 2008); and, participatory action research (Pedgley & Wormauld 2007). The ethnographic methods generated a range of textual and visual content about Hackney that enabled the development of a series of graphic design test projects that each centred on a particular aspect of place.…”

“…Prototyping played a key role in developing this understanding, and this phase of the design process reveals comparisons with the use of walking as a research method. Walking is said to create 'embodied ways of knowing' (Pink et al 2010) and slows one down, effectively forcing the researcher 'to perceive actively, to make connections, to articulate thoughts and feelings which would otherwise remain at a pre-reflective or practical level of consciousness ' (Tilley 2004: 223-4). Prototyping works in a similar way, the process of making slows one down and creates a physical form that enables a point of reflection and analysis within the design process.…”