Cycling through Dark Space: Apprehending Landscape Otherwise

A multisensory phenomenology of interrail mobilities

“…These are sonic forces that provide dimensions, attentions and imaginations to situated experiences. During nocturnal travel, perception goes well beyond the visual consumption of the objectified spectacle (Cook & Edensor, 2014), and we exemplify how the complex entanglement of sound and sight nuances ocularcentric accounts of tourism. Across these monotonous spaces of 'doing nothing', which are fundamental parts of extensive interrail, Ehn & Löfgren (2010) Sharing somewhat similar experiences, Jason recalls: "I had some hours with a guy …we had a real good talk, after he left the train, some fully drunk soccer fans bolted in and after a while I left to search for another place."…”

Drinking in the dark: shedding light on young people’s alcohol consumption experiences

“…I'm in me own world. (Vera,15,Wythenshawe,interview) Here, Summer intimates that the nocturnal landscape is visually apprehended in a different way to that of the day (Cook & Edensor, 2014). In lightless place, Summer is involved in a temporary move away from spatial, social and sensory norms (see Edensor & Falconer, 2014).…”

Nightscapes of Play: Enjoyment of Architecture and Urban Space through Bicycling

“…Each bicyclist can create an individual “microgeography of the city” and also map the city in a new light (Jones :827). The kinesthetic, rhythmic, and mobile qualities of bicycling offer unique sensual experiences (Cook and Edensor ). Particularly at night, “touching, smelling and hearing the landscape can become pre‐eminent” (Cook and Edensor :2).…”

“…The kinesthetic, rhythmic, and mobile qualities of bicycling offer unique sensual experiences (Cook and Edensor ). Particularly at night, “touching, smelling and hearing the landscape can become pre‐eminent” (Cook and Edensor :2). Though the enjoyment of visual and sensory landscapes at night can come with risks to the bicyclists’ bodies, an ever‐growing number of community‐organised rides serve to combat bodily vulnerability on the ground, and can often allow the cyclists to be collectively stronger than automobiles (Morhayim ).…”