I must admit I have been a bit phased by this brief. I think it is quite hard to capture and communicate the identity of a city, without actually using any iconic/cliché imagery - such as key monuments, because this is what people recognise... I had an idea though of maybe using the colour palette of the countries flags as a way of identifying these places. Whether I do this or not I am not sure at this point. In initial reaction I have just brainstormed a couple of themes off the top of my head that I think would be interesting to explore. These are the ones that I found the least generic - some have more potential than others and I think how they develop as ideas will just depend on my research.
- Transport
- Traffic signs (Berlin has funny traffic men)
- Art
- Art collectives/societies
- the origins of famous art movements
- famous pieces of art/sculptures
- Markets
- specific exports/historical trade?
- market squares
- Sporting events
- marathons
- tennis championships - Melbourne, Paris, London, NY
- Festivals
- flower festivals
- light festivals
- traditional festivals e.g. 'La tomatina' in Spain
- Popular films set/filmed in cities e.g. Trainspotting in Edinburgh
- Invasion/occupation during war e.g. Paris - Stolen art - the different ways in which cities were affected?
- 'Urban animals' - conflict between nature and urban cities. e.g. foxes in London, baboons in Cape town.
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