Mapping Melbourne

Being the results of a survey into the cognitive topography of the City of Melbourne. The message? The hellishness has only just begun my friends... Mapping Melbourne (Psychogeographical) animalism claustrophobia crime and punishment decay hypermodernity neo-classical public art retail subterranean suburbia transport victoriana violence youtube City Loop: The Commuter's Hades The City Loop was implemented in 1985 to alleviate rail congestion. With Melbourne's recent boom in population it no longer fulfils this end. What we have now is a claustrophobic commuter's Hades. Architectural Fragment: A Vacant Spectacle of Simulated Death One of the more acclaimed pieces of public art in Melbourne is Petrus Spronk's 'Architectural Fragment' on Swanston Street. Crafted in the same bluestone from which the streets are constructed, this oddity springs suddenly from out of the ground in front of the State Library. 121 Exhibition Street: Inside the Geometry of the Beast The Justice building at 121 Exhibition Street is a post-Seagram behemoth of steel and glass. These materials are particularly apt for this building since they embody the judicial principles of power and transparency. But the building is not transparent, it is faceless and exclusive, simultaneously imposing and anonymous. Toorak Squash and Fitness Club: The Seeds of Disease As befits its status as one of of Melbourne's (and Australia's) wealthiest cities, the streets in Toorak are long, wide and tree lined. Like Haussmman's Paris, traffic flows through them as blood does the veins, and like the good Baron's boulevard's, the whole thing is meant to convey an ambiance of healthiness. Brachycera Diabolica: Rubbing Your Face in the Vomit I have often noticed that as summer arrives and warm weather sweeps in, with it comes a palpable animal sexuality. High Street, Armadale: Encountering the Ghosts of History "Shh! Under the paving stones, the ghosts of history are sleeping." So read the poetry on the train. A tad morose compared to the Situationist catch cry of "Under the paving stones, the beach!", but then Melburnian's are less inclined to the beach than their counterparts in other Australian cities, and they are more inclined to wear black.

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