Citation

Jones PI. Cult. Geogr. 2014; 21(2): 287-292.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1474474012466017

PMID

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Abstract

Critically reflecting upon a performance piece enacted by the author, this paper explores the value of artistic practice as a means for undertaking research. The performance was a piece of GPS drawing, using the movement of a body in space to write the word 'RIDE' across the city, subsequently represented in the form of a map. Scholars working in mobilities have increasingly been opening up the spaces of transport to critical enquiry, revealing the practices and powers enmeshed in the everyday activity of moving from A-to-B. This paper argues that in using a bicycle ride to create an art work - even one of little aesthetic merit - the author was able to create a new understanding of cycling practices that would not be captured through conventional social science techniques.

Language: en