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THE DISREGARDED CITY
psychogeography:
/sʌɪkəʊdʒɪˈɒɡrəfi/
The study of the effects of the physical
environment on people's feelings and
behaviour.

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- Brutalist strathclyde university building in glasgow with the word RENAISSANCE in a window, black and white photograph by david gulliver
- psychogeography series: a two-story 1920s brick building on nethertown broad street dunfermline, black and white photograph by david gulliver
- Atmospheric and lonely black and white view of the berlin wall memorial by david gulliver photography
- Psychogeography series: Black and white exterior of a brick industrial building in the east end of glasgow by david gulliver photography
- Narrow glasgow alleyway between tall buildings in black and white by david gulliver photography
- Black and white stone railway arches with industrial doors on eastvale place, plantation, glasgow by david gulliver photography
- Black and white view under concrete highway overpasses belonging to the M8 in glasgow by david gulliver photography
- Black and white photo of weathered brick walls and pavement by david gulliver photography
- Decaying black wooden picket fence on a grass verge next to the M8 in plantation, glasgow, by david gulliver photography
- Brutalist concrete parking garage with curved ramps at buchanan bus station, glasgow, by david gulliver photography
- Black and white view of a high-rise apartment building in glasgow by david gulliver photography
- Psychogeography series: High-rise apartment building in dramatic black and white by david gulliver photography
- Black and white view of a concrete highway overpass looking onto the hydro multi storey car park in glasgow by david gulliver photography
- Black and white brutalist building viewed from a multi storey car park in glasgow by david gulliver photography
THE DÉRIVE JOURNALS
Field notes, observations, and the concepts behind psychogeography pratices.
Documenting overarching themes, quiet findings, and forgotten perspectives on city life.


Stanley Mills, Perthshire: Obedience Cast in Stone
Read about a trip to Stanley Mills, Perth, where I went searching for the experiences and lives of 19th century workers, and what I found what a fortress of many conflicting contrasts.

David
Aug 33 min read


The Elsewheres for the Modern Soul
Through psychogeography, finding alternatives to our advertisement saturated society. It’s everywhere - the same mass-produced artificial neon sign, OPEN. It hangs above the door to shops, an invitation to exchange work for possession. Low, on the wet and filthy street, the reflection is flipped and warped. How many faces do we see that aren’t alive? A face promoting perfume, another, for a must-have outfit. Some have been pasted over, the old ones forgotten, weeds beginning

David
Jul 264 min read


The Orphans
An exploration of abandoned retail units—their lingering histories, visible scars, and the quiet potential behind shuttered doors.

David
Jul 265 min read
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