Sunday, September 10, 2006
Urban rhythms: introduction
This is the first of a series of posts which I’d like to use to help develop the rhythm of life we’ve been thinking about. Something that I consider vital to this is to connect it into the rhythms of the places where Moot resides, both here on the internet and physically in and around London.
I’ve had a piece of writing* on the go for a while that attempts to identify some of the rhythms associated with living in London. The intention of this being to give us a tool to compare London rhythms with those we have identified in our rhythm of life. Some Moot rhythms might synchronise with them, some might need to beat a counter-rhythm, some might syncopate, some might be short and fast, others long and slow. Some of these things relate to living in London whilst some are just to do with living in the here and now.
In an effort to get this thing written I’ve decided to post it section by section on a roughly fortnightly basis. This should help me get each section written and also allow others to comment and develop the text. I’m acutely aware that it is being written from my experience of the city and so opening the writing out to others might help fill some gaps. Hopefully it will also prompt some thoughts on how we as a community might respond.
At present I’m considering some thoughts under the following headings:
nature | anonymity | dreams | speed & memory | control | poverty | resources
(*jumble of text and images in a word document)
tags: rhythm of life, moot, london, urban spirituality, urban rhythms, rhythmanalysis
I’ve had a piece of writing* on the go for a while that attempts to identify some of the rhythms associated with living in London. The intention of this being to give us a tool to compare London rhythms with those we have identified in our rhythm of life. Some Moot rhythms might synchronise with them, some might need to beat a counter-rhythm, some might syncopate, some might be short and fast, others long and slow. Some of these things relate to living in London whilst some are just to do with living in the here and now.
In an effort to get this thing written I’ve decided to post it section by section on a roughly fortnightly basis. This should help me get each section written and also allow others to comment and develop the text. I’m acutely aware that it is being written from my experience of the city and so opening the writing out to others might help fill some gaps. Hopefully it will also prompt some thoughts on how we as a community might respond.
At present I’m considering some thoughts under the following headings:
nature | anonymity | dreams | speed & memory | control | poverty | resources
(*jumble of text and images in a word document)
tags: rhythm of life, moot, london, urban spirituality, urban rhythms, rhythmanalysis
