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When I opened this week’s edition of the Mirror I was surprised to find, right next to my own article about Larry Beasley<\/a>, another story about fellow Spacing Montreal contributor Jacob Larsen. Jacob is the “de facto organizer” of the Montreal Psychogeography Society, a group that organizes random strolls around different parts of Montreal. So far, the walks have taken the society’s members to St. Michel, C\u00f4te des Neiges, upper Westmount and Outremont. On July 1st, they wandered around various residential neighbourhoods to witness the madness of moving day. <\/p>\n

The Mirror has more<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Inspired by Charles Baudelaire\u2019s idea of the fl\u00e2neur as a \u201cgentleman stroller of city streets\u201d and coined by 1950s Parisian Situationists to define their rambling walks, the term \u201cpsychogeography\u201d refers to the idea that geographic surroundings affect the human psyche. Simply put, it\u2019s observing the human interpretation of urban landscapes through d\u00e9rive, or aimless walking. But for Jacob Larsen, it\u2019s mostly about taking the road less travelled.<\/p>\n

(…)<\/p>\n

With humble origins as just one of seven psychogeography groups on Facebook (other chapters are found in New York City, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, London and San Francisco), the Montreal Psychogeography Society remains a somewhat obscure DIY project, though it\u2019s picking up new members here and there. Larsen is also partly responsible for bringing the Toronto-based Spacing magazine to Montreal in blog format, though he\u2019s careful to separate the two\u2014Spacing takes a more activist or advocacy approach to public space, whereas the Psychogeography Society merely explores those spaces.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t see it as a critical mass\u2014it\u2019s not about owning space; it\u2019s a conscious engagement with our surroundings,\u201d Larsen says. \u201cIt\u2019s neat to use walking as a gauge of public space; to see if streets and neighbourhoods are viable public spaces.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can find out more about the Psychographic Society on Facebook<\/a>. No word yet on the group’s next destination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I opened this week’s edition of the Mirror I was surprised to find, right next to my own article about Larry Beasley, another story about fellow Spacing Montreal contributor Jacob Larsen. Jacob is the “de facto organizer” of the Montreal Psychogeography Society, a group that organizes random strolls around different parts of Montreal. 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