In Islets and Utopia , Nicolas Bourriaud says that “Today’s dominant form – which is not political – is that of the ‘free party’ or ‘rave,’ that of a spontaneous and momentous assembly of individuals around the same goal, who occupy a place not envisaged for that purpose.” [italics mine]
Cardiff’s audio walks also occupy unintended locations – and similarly, it is not so much a critique of that location (like Andrea Fraser), but more of a restless movement towards finding another location, one that is outside the location we already know, expect and where we already do not belong. It is a search for belonging.
(see, I’m working! four hours today – most of it on bourriaud and his relational aesthetics – and almost time for lunch)