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ISSUE 06 / WAYS OF SEEING

01

A FIELD NOTE

Paying
attention.

The things we pass every day have something to tell us. A short study in slowing down, looking closer and finding a different way through familiar ground.

IN THIS CHAPTER

Observation & everyday life

READING TIME

8 minutes, unhurried

WORDS BY

Robin Ellis

02

A WALK WITHOUT A MAP

The long
way home.

A familiar route can become a different place when we leave room for a detour. Notes from a walk through the city, following curiosity instead of the quickest way back.

IN THIS CHAPTER

Walking & the shape of a city

READING TIME

12 minutes, at your pace

WORDS BY

Alex Morgan

03

AN INVENTORY

What
we keep.

A ticket, a chipped cup, a note in someone else’s handwriting. The ordinary objects we hold on to, and the stories they quietly carry from one home to the next.

IN THIS CHAPTER

Objects & personal memory

READING TIME

6 minutes, with a cup of tea

WORDS BY

Sam Rivers