Eva Bachmann

Entries in a Flaneur’s Diary

Informed by Lauren Elkin's book, 'Flaneuse – Women Walk the City,' a contemporary reinterpretation of Baudelaire's flâneur archetype, I position myself as a 21st-century flâneuse. Armed with my camera, I intentionally get lost cycling the backstreets of the city, fervently seeking out the often-overlooked architectural tapestry.

On initial perusal, the photographic series may masquerade as mere glimpses of urban environs. However, a closer observation unveils an examination of formal compositional elements, of the vernacular landscapes. Inspired by the matter-of-fact aesthetics championed by the New Topographics and Duesseldorf School movements, that focused on the ostensibly banal facets of the everyday.