Unwritten

We don't just submit to urban culture.....we create it!

After viewing works of Pollution, Urban Culture and The Urban Animal, its clear to see that every form of the urban is created and shaped by us, the people. The Urban Appearance is determined by each and everyone of us. Who pollutes? We do. Who's culture is it? Our culture. Who's behaviours are displayed? Ours. We are the urban! The urban is a reflection of us! We are the only ones who can make changes. Life is a blank page at first.....its up to us to write the script.

Theory: Barrett and Hall. Urban Geography (UK: Routledge, 2012), Everything that defines the urban.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7k0a5hYnSI

Today is where your book begins....the rest is still unwritten.

Truly Unique

This building is clearly an example of expression. There is probably nothing quite like it, and that's the point.

Architecture is clearly a form of expressing one's self and one's individuality. There are many forms of expression and this is one of them. There is a clear display of change in urban architecture. Weird seems to be the new fashionable. Steps like this are taken everyday as we move into more modern times and deviate from the typical physical and metaphorical structures of our lives.

Theory:  Barrett and Hall. Urban Geography (UK: Routledge, 2012), Architecture and urban geography, 197-199.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D44OepAa8pk

Differences make us beautiful.

Make A Change

Individually we may seem incapable of making an impact but together we can change the world. 

Of all my photos, this one holds the most meaning for me. On April 9th 2013, I wore a red X on my hand to so my support to The End It Movement. Most of you probably don't know that there are 27 million people still enslaved on this planet. That is highly ridiculous! The End It Movement shines a light on this phenomenon and aids to raise people's awareness of what it going on. We as urban society have to power to make a difference. But we must do it together. In urban society we can come together and really make a difference in the world. I hope we can help fix this problem sometime in the near future.

For more info. check out: http://www.ryot.org/what-is-the-end-it-movement/126542#.UWxw2spmxj4

Theory:  Barrett and Hall. Urban Geography (UK: Routledge, 2012), Local/Global 178-180.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi0RpNSELas

We must come together as one to help one another on our planet.

Who are you?

Who are we really? What is our true identity? 

Trying to blend in with urban society is a job by itself. But standing out an making yourself known is also part of the urban. How we 'decorate' ourselves, expresses who we are, what we think and the causes we believe in. Be yourself and express the true you in anyway you choose, whether it be stickers, tattoos, piercings or the clothes you wear. It's all urban, just different forms. You choose your own words and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Theory:  Barrett and Hall. Urban Geography (UK: Routledge, 2012), Valuing culture, 167-168.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5RuGj0g1tk

People aren't always gonna like what you say and do, so to be happy, just be you.

You Are A Cinema....I Can Watch You Forever.

Practically all of us love the movies. But why Movie Towne or Cinemas 8, and not Globe or Palladium?

Do we go to Movie Towne because it's better or because it's 'Movie Towne'? Why multiplexes and not ordinary cinemas? Is this really completely our choice or partly the choice of urban society? Yea, they are located in urban centres, but so are other cinemas? Times are changing. So I guess we gotta keep up with the times.

Theory: 1. Barrett and Hall. Urban Geography (UK: Routledge, 2012), Manufactured and organic cultures, 168-170.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AyJyoiH5-k

Multiplexes are a remix on traditional cinemas. New trends are just remixes on old ones. Which do you prefer?

You gotta eat!

What do you eat? And why?

Yea. I'm guilty of this one. Gimme Mickey D's any day! Do you realize that KFC is like 1st nature? Some people don't even realize that it's a foreign brand anymore. Mc Donald's, KFC, Wendy's.....1st nature. Nobody even thinks about Royal Castle anymore. Doesn't anyone cook anymore? To live urban, you gotta eat urban. Bring on the multi-national companies. I'm in! If Cinnabon is the new urban, I'm totally street!

Theory: 1. Barrett and Hall. Urban Geography (UK: Routledge, 2012), Manufactured and organic cultures,    168-170.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvtJPs8IDgU

What do you think about this trend? In the long run, is it for the better or the worst?

Actual or Virtual Prison

Don't you feel trapped sometimes? Like you have to follow some type of unwritten code to be accepted?

Indeed, I must look or act a particular way to blend in and be a part of urban society. I must wear certain types of clothes. Hang out at certain places. Behave in a certain manner. Hmmm... Why? Why do we do this? Why can't we just be ourselves without the influence of others? Is this ever going to change? Are we ever going to be comfortable being our true selves? Or does urban society tell us who we are or ought to be? Are we going to be trapped in the urban prison or experience anti-urban freedom?

Theory: Barrett and Hall. Urban Geography (UK: Routledge, 2012), Urban images through time, 216-222.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay9BWM8lwOA

Are we going to just sit by and go with the flow or make some changes?

Vintage vs The Next Best Thing

Ever noticed now that every other vehicle you see on the highway is an S.U.V.?

Seriously, what's up with that? Why does everyone suddenly feel the need to drive a big van and tower over the road? To think about it, I went to a drive-thru the other day and realized that the window it at the perfect height for an S.U.V. Hmmm.....So went I saw this van, mind you, this is 2nd time I saw it, I was like wow, 'Where are the Beetles? Is John Lennon back from the grave?' All jokes aside, it was really cool seeing it, and run in good condition. So let's do urban vintage, cause the next best thing is highly over-rated.

Theory: Barrett and Hall. Urban Geography (UK: Routledge, 2012), Urban images through time, 216-222.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK8mJJJvaes

So let's go old school and do vintage cause the next best thing is not good enough.

Shop or Drop!

How we dress shows who we are. Image tends to be everything nowadays. Are brand names important?

Most of us are guilty of the one. Think about it. Are you going to shop in Rattan's for daily clothing or any clothing at all? There no way somebody is going to get me to walk in that store. Cause you all know, if you're caught in there, is a 'rell make-out scene' on Facebook. But why is it like that? Society and its unwritten rules tell us where to shop and what to buy. Its probably never gonna change.

Theory:  Barrett and Hall. Urban Geography (UK: Routledge, 2012), Valuing culture, 167-168

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NPBIwQyPWE

We alter ourselves everyday to fit in and it makes it complicated.

Express Yourself

It's Carnival! The time of the year when we can most easily express ourselves without having to conform to the trends of urban society.

Carnival is my favourite time of the year. As members of the urban society, we tend to abide by strict societal 'rules' throughout the year. At Carnival-time, the game changes. There are no rules. We can be whoever or whatever we want to be at carnival-time. At this time we learn to appreciate and value our culture for what it is. Whereas, during other times of the year, we tend to conform to trends rather than embracing our culture.

Theory:  Barrett and Hall. Urban Geography (UK: Routledge, 2012), Valuing culture, 167-168

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFAagxfGleo

Display yourself as who you are, not who society wants you to be.

Cellphone or Sell Out

Poor Nokia! The original cell-phone brand, being surrounded by five Blackberrys on the hunt for blood.

There seems to be a smart-phone trend, especially when it comes to Blackberrys. Is it only a matter of convenience? Or do you want one because all your friends have one? Or is it because Bmobile or Digicel told you that you needed one?
Society influences want we consume. It influences our choice of cell-phone. What else is society making us do? Do we want this? Or are we convinced that this is what we want?

Theory: 1. Barrett and Hall. Urban Geography (UK: Routledge, 2012), Manufactured and organic cultures,    168-170.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJgOLu5iAFs

Echoes-Klaxons
Send out a sound for the wood between the worlds
Gently repeat as the boundaries start to swirl
Keep to the call that is twice now liminal
It's not the same where the trails lead to the outer regions

Echoes from the otherworld turn horizons into endless ever present
Echoes
Many otherworlds true horizon start to turn
Numberless names withe the force of the ninth wave
Keep to the call that's repeated in the outer regions
Echoes from the otherworld turn the horizon into endless ever present
Echoes
Many otherworlds true horizon makes the endless ever
Present echoes into otherworlds true horizons into the endless ever
Present echoes
Many otherworlds true horizon takes a turn
Echoes reflect and change they serenade

Echoes go out into the world and they come back changed. Everything happening around us impacts us in some way. How great is the impact of these echoes? How are we letting these echoes affect us?