In this study, I operate under the premise that space is not a pre-given environment into which a person enters—it emerges, is shaped, and transforms in the moment of their presence or action. Movement is inscribed within the subject’s ontology. A person walking or drifting, as they move through the city, can alter it—meaning neutral zones can become transitional, and transitional spaces can transform into sites of event.

To form a clearer framework for this work, three concepts are distinguished: walking, drifting, and transit. Walking is presented as a fundamental corporeal act that allows one to be in space, and as a medium that can be artistic in itself. Drifting is a practice of critically transforming place within walking, developed by the Situationists, which requires abandoning habitual routes, investigating psychogeographical effects, and reconfiguring the functional logic of the city. I define transit as a spatial state that can be created through the practices of walking and drifting.

The goal of this work is to examine the practices of walking and drifting as a space-making methodology—specifically, to identify how the subject transforms space through their actions, turning it into something transitional, liminal, or event-laden.

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