‘Space is a Practiced Place’

This paper seeks to explore a recent collaborative research-by-practice project conducted in the Hyde Park area of Leeds. Building on the Situationists’ theories, and particularly that of the dérive and that of groups of psychogeographers such as the Milwaukee Association of Psychogeographers (MAP), and various other urban exploration groups, Sophia Emmanouil and Aggeliki Aggeli set off on a journey of urban exploration and experimentation in order to test the above theories and develop alternative ways of engaging with the environment.