Representing Urban Landscapes. Narrative and Sensemaking,

"The paper seeks to offer some observations about the relationship between the complex connectivity of contemporary reality and communications strategies by seeking a field for reflecting on issues of the representation of the city within the general theme. . Representing the city has always meant ‘presenting it’’ using visual systems that can capture its identity and transform it into an image. The state of the contemporary city makes this work more complex and suggests new forms of representation that take account of change and represent the complexity of experiencing a situation in constant flux. It is therefore crucial to abandon ‘assertive’ approaches towards viewing the city, and put forward new and multiple ‘perspectives’ which can create narrative schemes by weaving together individual stories, urban tactics, temporary uses and descriptions of places. Like modern-day flaneurs, these new perspectives should focus on experience rather than interpretation. They involve creating dynamic maps of a discontinuous present created through forms of listening and the production of communicative artifacts which are not always conventional but are capable of re-orienting the exploration of places and promoting strategies of signification and possible future uses. . "