22.6.05
Travesia Nomádica por Bogotá
Interazioni urbane. ON/Bogotà
Marialuisa PalumboEl andar como práctica estética. Interacciones urbanes è il titolo di un ciclo di seminari tenuti lo scorso febbraio a Bogotà da Francesco Careri, Giorgio D'Ambrosio e Alberto Iacovoni, organizzati dal Grupo Construcción de lo Público del dipartimento di Architettura dell'Università di Los Andes. La città, e le forme della sua investigazione, in rapporto all'esperienza di Stalker/Osservatorio Nomade il tema di fondo dei seminari. Negli appunti che seguono provo a raccontare alcuni dei punti centrali del dibattito ma anche la nostra esperienza di Bogotà: una città cresciuta di ben venti volte negli ultimi cinquant'anni fino a circa 7 milioni di persone, di cui oltre la metà abitanti in zone informali o clandestine. [MLP]
IN VOLO. 37000 piedi sull'oceano atlantico, 1000 km/h. Fuori -52°. Contemplo ipnoticamente, sul piccolo schermo di fronte a me, l'immagine dell'aeroplano che sorvola l'oceano alternata alle informazioni sul volo. Il tempo trascorso dalla partenza, l'altitudine, la velocità e il tiempo para il destino: ciò che resta per terminare il volo, ovvero, il tempo che ci separa da Bogotà, nel cuore della Colombia...
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Marialuisa Palumbo
malupa@libero.it
PS. Un ringraziamento speciale per Camilo, Tatiana, Diana, Pacio, Margherita, Raul, Catalina, Alessandra, Paolo e Alvaro e tutti quelli che ci hanno così calorosamente accolto a Bogotà!
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21.6.05
The Summer Solstice
The Summer Solstice is also known as: Alban Heflin, Alben Heruin, All-couples day, Feast of Epona, Feast of St. John the Baptist, Feill-Sheathain, Gathering Day, Johannistag, Litha, Midsummer, Sonnwend, Thing-Tide, Vestalia, etc.
Overview
People around the world have observed spiritual and religious seasonal days of celebration during the month of June. Most have been religious holy days which are linked in some way to the summer solstice. On this day, typically JUN-21, the daytime hours are at a maximum in the Northern hemisphere, and night time is at a minimum. It is officially the first day of summer. It is also referred to as Midsummer because it is roughly the middle of the growing season throughout much of Europe.
"Solstice" is derived from two Latin words: "sol" meaning sun, and "sistere," to cause to stand still. This is because, as the summer solstice approaches, the noonday sun rises higher and higher in the sky on each successive day. On the day of the solstice, it rises an imperceptible amount, compared to the day before. In this sense, it "stands still."
(In the southern hemisphere, the summer solstice is celebrated in December, also when the night time is at a minimum and the daytime is at a maximum. We will assume that the reader lives in the Northern hemisphere for the rest of this essay.)
Overview
People around the world have observed spiritual and religious seasonal days of celebration during the month of June. Most have been religious holy days which are linked in some way to the summer solstice. On this day, typically JUN-21, the daytime hours are at a maximum in the Northern hemisphere, and night time is at a minimum. It is officially the first day of summer. It is also referred to as Midsummer because it is roughly the middle of the growing season throughout much of Europe.
"Solstice" is derived from two Latin words: "sol" meaning sun, and "sistere," to cause to stand still. This is because, as the summer solstice approaches, the noonday sun rises higher and higher in the sky on each successive day. On the day of the solstice, it rises an imperceptible amount, compared to the day before. In this sense, it "stands still."
(In the southern hemisphere, the summer solstice is celebrated in December, also when the night time is at a minimum and the daytime is at a maximum. We will assume that the reader lives in the Northern hemisphere for the rest of this essay.)
