In recent years this term has been used to illustrate a bewildering array of ideas from ley lines and the occult, to. Nick papadimitriou, will self, tintern abbey, llanthony priory, psychogeography, phenomenology, deep topography, wg sebald, patrick keiller landscapism. Nick papadimitriou books and biography waterstones. Oct 02, 2014 these practitioners have developed their own form of psychogeography which responds to the complexity of postmodern space in different ways. Oct 18, 2012 there was a short feature on will selfs friend and colleague the deep topographer nick papadimitriou, who most recently helped with the research on selfs the book of dave, that included contributions from self, iain sinclair and russell brand on newsnight last night. View the profiles of people named nick papadimitriou. This interview was conducted on a rainy afternoon, in a small cafe at golders green, near hampstead. The writer nick papadimitriou has spent decades taking walks to explore the urban environment, and documenting these journeys and the items he finds on them in minute detail. Iain is a prolific writer of both fiction and nonfiction and has presented a number of films for tv and cinema.
Through decades of walks from his council flat just inside the hellish ring of. Back then, i skipped over luke bennetts discussion of scarp, because i. Nick papadimitriou is a british author, whose widely acclaimed novel scarp was published in 20. Here the storage vats are harddrives of footage shot on a series of walks through nick s territory around west and northwest london. Whenever a new podcast of ventures and adventures in topography becomes available i listen to it as soon as i can. Describing what he does as deep topography, nick papadimitrious scarp celebrates the poetry in the everyday landscape just outside londons metropolis. Inner city reforestation in utrecht and the glocal amazon.
A fully revised, updated and expanded edition of the bestselling guide psychogeography. When i wrote my summary of nick papadimitriou s scarp. The interdisciplinary nature of psychogeography, with its open ended and playful character, presents an approach to the city which resonates with the concerns and practices of design. In search of londons outer limits by nick papadimitriou. It has links to the letterist and situationist internationals, revolutionary groups influenced by marxist and anarchist theory, as well as by the attitudes and methods of dadaists and surrealists. This bridge instantly triggered memories of walks with nick papadimitriou, starting in the summer of 2005, that often took us over this metal bridge with the hendon way pulsing below and views of the distant high ground that would later become the subject of nicks celebrated book. Update information for nick papadimitriou quick links. A great newsnight feature about deep topography and psychogeography continue reading. Psychogeography, and topography other bibliographies. The man above is nick papadimitriou, and his scarp is the most sinclairian of the three, written by a man obsessed with a small parcel of land on the citys northern border.
Through decades of walks from his council flat just inside the hellish ring of the north circular, he has fallen deeply for the low bumps of the 17mile north middlesexsouth hertfordshire escarpment. Im trying to get below the surface into something thats moving in my mind as much as in the landscape, he says, which doesnt say a. Like iain sinclair the walking tour is a peg to which he attaches his own musings and recollections, mostly about a troubled adolescence in the 70s that ended in a spell in prison. He is also the author of foul deeds and suspicious deaths in barnet, finchley and hendon 2009. Luke bennetts chapter takes an analytical view of the work of the deep topographer nick papadimitriou. The podcasts, hosted by nick papadimitriou and john rogers, are 30 minute radio shows combining studio discussion and field recordings, slightly tongueincheek, but also, in the combination of the knowledgeable and laconic rogers and the original and slightly crazy papadimitriou. Reading scarp by nick papadimitriou the six months or so before his book scarp 2012 was published deep topographer nick papadimitriou was the talk of the psychogeographers ghost town see, see. Scarp by nick papadimitriou it was as if the landscape itself was flooding into the front of my mind. Iain sinclair is best known for his book london orbital, an account of his walking and exploring the terrain close by the m25. Inspired by psychogeographical methods, i have developed a series of. Scarp is papadimitriou s name for the north middlesexsouth hertfordshire escarpment. Visionary flying across north west london with deep topographer and will selfs researcher nick papadimitriou please watch. Psychogeography is more than the psychological effects of the urban environment, argues maisie ridgway.
Popular ama apa 6th edition apa 7th edition chicago 17th edition, authordate harvard ieee iso 690 mhra 3rd edition mla 8th edition oscola turabian 9th edition vancouver. Pdf the london perambulator download full pdf book. Nick explores the region in which as a nihilistic teen he committed arson and was. He served until 2018 as the founding president of mpi europe, a nonprofit, independent research institute in brussels that aims to promote a. View nick papadimitrious profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. In search of londons outer limits, i suggested i might turn to this essay by luke bennett, which i ran across while i was reading tina richardsons anthology walking inside out. Nick papadimitriou has a close, personal, mystical relationship with the scarp in north west london.
Merlin coverley is a writer and bookseller currently living in london. A mostly crap scrap of the neitherherenorthere london exurbia is the subject of nick papadimitriou s wonder scarp. This is possibly nick s finest hour even with the hat on. Psychogeography was defined in 1955 by guy debord as the study of the precise laws and specific. Oct 23, 2006 a walk through storage vats of regional memory with deep topographer nick papadimitriou please watch. New london writing, or what the fuck is psychogeography. Nick papadimitriou s exploratory walks led him to coin the phrase deep. Shot this near thamesmead estate when nick was dreaming that somewhere up in one of the tower blocks dwelt a fellow deep topographer chronicling the local landscape and lore.
The london perambulator is screening as part of passenger films psychogeography night at roxy bar and screen on 14th june. Here he is almost on common ground and up against the capitals modern saints of dystopic psychogeography. The thought that anything, any event, should be overlooked horrifies me. Psychogeography is an exploration of urban environments that examines their effect on the emotions and behaviour of people. Episode one the english topographical tradition and psychogeography. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover nicks connections and jobs at similar companies. View nick papadimitriou s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
But the memories stored here are dark and uncertain. Jun 30, 2012 a mostly crap scrap of the neitherherenorthere london exurbia is the subject of nick papadimitriou s wonder scarp. Nick papadimitriou self employed self employed writer. Part memoir, part psychogeography, this book evokes a hidden topography of the 17 miles of unprepossessing low escarpment on the fringe of north london where papadimetriou has been wandering since childhood. Nick papadimitriou, will self, tintern abbey, llanthony priory, psychogeography, phenomenology.
Leading london writers and cultural commentators will self, iain sinclair and russell brand explore the importance of the liminal spaces at the citys fringe, its edgelands, through the work of enigmatic and downright eccentric writer and researcher nick papadimitriou a man whose life is dedicated to. Nick papadimitriou on time and relative dimensions in place landscape, psychogeography, writer in residence. The deep topography of nick papadimitriou will self. It almost feels like an act of deep topography, diving into what nick describes as storage vats of regional memory. Nick on newsnight feature about deep topography this is possibly nicks finest hour even with the hat on. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Above you can watch the complete documentary on nick and his work the london perambulator by john rogers. The lockdown has caused me to excavate the rushes i shot in 2008 for my documentary about nick papadimitriou, the london perambulator. Download pdf the london perambulator free usakochan pdf. Explore books by nick papadimitriou with our selection at. I was in a state of ecstatic union with the middlesexhertfordshire borderlands. Compilation of the majority of books assigned through my university years. Bennetts essay references theorists from the field of geography, psychogeography and cultural studies, foregrounding both the landscape and the text of papadimitriou s.
Above you can watch the complete documentary on nick and his work. Join facebook to connect with nick papadimitriou and others you may know. The former star of the affair and fringe talks from home about his new series, little fires everywhere. Living in the northern suburbs of london, papadimitriou has seen scarp as the landscape in which his life is embedded and upon whose presence he has cast shadows and which has in turn cast shadows on him. The spot where a blackbird died, its neck snapped by a wayward football 1968 is a hallowed place. He insisted on clearing the table, and again devoted himself to his game of patience. But this post isnt about us, its about a man named nick papadimitriou, who has been an unexpected inspiration to reengage with this material. The other day i found myself crossing over the a41 where it intersects with cricklewood lane. Nick papadimitriou veers closer to the topographical delirium of iain sinclair or jg ballard in scarp. Papadimitriou designed the middlesex county council website in 2007, and in the same year he helped provide material for will selfs the book of dave. Psychogeography, and topography other bibliographies in harvard style. So a week or so ago, we were fortunate to welcome justin hopper to the fusebox to read from his new book, the old weird albion. The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. The ideas in the art of wandering hold greater currency than ever through the popularity of writers and filmmakers such as iain sinclair, will self, nick papadimitriou and peter ackroyd, stewart home and patrick keiller biography.
Chronicler of suburban sprawl nick papadimitriou bbc. Pdf nick papadimitriou is a british author, whose widely acclaimed. The podcasts, hosted by nick papadimitriou and john rogers, are 30 minute radio shows combining studio discussion and field recordings. His home is the former county of middlesex in england. It explores how different places impact upon people psychologically. These themes provide the background to this early morning walk which will use dice to define a spontaneous route around the conference. Biographical and critical overview of the works and career of london writer nick papadimitriou. I saw nick at the edinburgh book festival and it was the link to psychogeography and the presence of will self as the chair that convinced me to attend his event.
Pdf interview with nick papadimitriou researchgate. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. May 09, 20 nick papadimitriou veers closer to the topographical delirium of iain sinclair or jg ballard in scarp. John rogers film looks at the city we deny and the future city that awaits us. Psychogeography is an exploration of urban environments that emphasizes playfulness and drifting. Directed by john rogers and featuring nick papadimitriou and peter knapp. Poetry, horror, scifi, fantasy, modernism, romanticism, 19th century literature, long novels and psychogeography. Here, she explains why the movement has become a political statement, a seizure of power and a joyous mode of play and discovery second right, second right, first left, repeat. Papadimitriou calls his walks and writing deep topography, and is in turn described by his professional colleagues as a deep topographer, distinguishing his field of research and literature from ongoing trends of psychogeography. There was a short feature on will selfs friend and colleague the deep topographer nick papadimitriou, who most recently helped with the research on selfs the book of dave, that included contributions from self, iain sinclair and russell brand on newsnight last night. The double negative an introduction to psychogeography.
Each episode is a wayward topographical ramble through the pages of a different book. The bbc s arts editor will gompertz has been to meet him. Interview with nick papadimitriou writers in conversation. Nick papadimitriou born 1958 in finchley, middlesex, nicknamed the london perambulator after the short film about him produced by john rogers in 2009, is a british writer with a keen interest in the topography of the london region. Will self, russell brand, and iain sinclair talking about a writer youve never heard of and a subject he dreamt up wandering around the north circular after consuming large amounts of cough mixture. The london perambulator available for download and read online in other formats. New london writing, or what the fuck is psychogeography anyway. Russell brand, will self, iain sinclair and nick papadimitriou directed by john rogers john rogers film looks at the city we deny and the future city that awaits us. Papademetriou is a distinguished transatlantic fellow at the migration policy institute, which he cofounded and led as its first president until 2014 and where he remains president emeritus. Nick papadimitriou describes the collective memory of place as something that can be.
London churches designed by nicholas hawksmoor supplied a nascent. However it is also worth noting that contemporary british psychogeography is more diverse than a focus on three men walking in london might suggest. Scarp nick papadimitriou nick papadimitriou s meditation on walking, landscape and his upbringing in north london under the shadow of the ridge of land he refers to as scarp. Nick papadimitriou wanders around the expanse of scarp, a region he has defined to the north east of london. Download pdf the london perambulator book full free. Nick papadimitriou and peter ackroyd, stewart home and patrick keiller.
From the author of the bestselling work, psychogeography. Nick s work on the psychogeography module at brunel university london, which i corun, has been exemplary, and we have been lucky to have him on. Deep topography practice landscape walks as phd fieldwork. From wainwright and coleridge to sinclair and self, walks through the landscape have proved enduringly productive as inspiration. Scarp is papadimitrious name for the north middlesexsouth hertfordshire escarpment. In the first episode of this new series nick papadimitriou and john rogers look at the rich tradition of early 20th century topographical walking guides to london and the south east.
Paris and london origin and revival of psychogeography. Im reminded of nick papadimitrious notion of premolded concrete pails acting as storage vats of regional memory, an idea that has always attracted me, like a mirror of the central conceit of nigel kneales the stone tape, itself a borrowing from the work of t. Psychogeography from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia jump to. N ick papadimitriou is a writer and deep topographer of londons fringes, suburbs and hidden massif.
The london perambulator full length documentary youtube. Spoken word event with iain sinclair and nick papadimitriou. Scarp is a document of deep topography, an offshoot of psychogeography caught up with memory, and the material dredged up by certain places with traumatic or nostalgic associationsinstead of being shaken into a new awareness of the urban landscape, this discipline seems more masochistic and maudlin. Nick papadimitriou will also be reading excerpts from his forthcoming book scarp with musical accompaniment. Nick papadimitriou 1958 phil dickinson n ick papadimitriou s deep. I dont think anybody, with the possible exception of will self, really knows what psychogeography means but that doesnt mean theres not a lot of it about. Nick papadimitriou born 1958 in finchley, middlesex, nicknamed the london perambulator. Nick papadimitriou head of supply chain brightstar corp. Nick papadimitriou self employed self employed writer and. But where does it come from and what exactly does it mean. These practitioners have developed their own form of psychogeography which responds to the complexity of postmodern space in different ways. Went walking with nick papadimitriou on saturday along the southern outfall sewer for our radio show on resonance fm.
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