Writings about/in the city: poetic geo-graphies about the place
Geography of Emotions; place; drifting.
The central idea is to work the concept of place through the perspective of the place in my city (Ipatinga/MG), and for that I rely on the work of geographer Yi-Fu Tuan, who combines the concept of place with experiences. With the pandemic and the quarantine, traveling was no longer possible, mobility was reduced and so rediscovering the city was a reality for many, including me. For some time now, I have gotten rid of the car and have been commuting by bicycle, and this has resulted in discoveries and new perspectives about the city and my living space. Therefore, one hypothesis is that people's affection for the place ends up causing a change in sustainable behavior, such as protecting the environment and heritage. Through drifts through the city, I tried to bring my memories, my affections, to feel how each place touches me and provokes sensations. I tried to explore the experience, as Larrosa proposes.