innerfictions

Tuesday 15 January 2008

airports

DUR NBO LHR YEG LHR YEG LHR YWG YEG AKL YQY CPT PLZ ELS DUR VIR JNB DUR JHB LHR XDT LHR FCO CCS LIM CCS FCO LGW LGW AMS LGW ATH LSW ATH LGW LHR YYT YHZ EWR LGA YYZ LHR JFK LHR JFK EWR LHR LAX LHR

Airports: they've been described as non-places, but that might be an overstatement. However, they are supremely bureaucratic authoritarian spaces - but paradoxically overlaid with anticipation of escape. Corresponds with inside and outside. Will Self marvelled at how something as incomprehensible as flight has been rendered so boring.

Myself, I'm fascinated by the overall geography of the runways; of the signage; of the codes. Flatness - geometric shapes - ethereal blue skies.

1 comment:

Enattendant said...

you should read Guy Debord! If you haven't yet ;-D