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The process begins as the streets of perth are
walked, allowing the urban environment to instruct
movement within the city. This form of navigation
is carried out without a map or navigational
agenda, the process somewhat in opposition
to the increased mindless navigating by use of
satellite navigation. This form of movement within
the urban environment could be though of as
an example of almost complete disconnection
between people and place. The process is similar
to the practice of drive, a process developed as
a method of working practice by the situationists.
A mode of experimental behavior linked to the
conditions of urban society: A technique of rapid
passage through varied ambiances.1
The collection is focused around the strange
attraction and repulsion of redundant space.
Treating the city as an archive, the collected
instances of redundancy are collect in a manor
so as to represent the city as an archive. The act
of performing such a task draws the attention
of the public, mostly bewildered to why such
an instance would be tagged. Most of the tags
remain months after their initial placement, anillustration of the dormant, unnoticed nature of
the collected instances. The exercise draws the
beginning of a new attention to the redundant
space. The collection is never perceived as
something that could be finished, avoiding the
potential for the process to become exhaustive.
The collecting exists as fragments, drawn out
from the process of drive.
1 Internationale Situationniste #1 (June 1958)
Collect
Collect:Collections:Collective
Theory of Drive
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RedundantGa
slampatthebackofterracedproperties.
AccessiblefromMelvilleStreetviaaclose.Thecloseis
primarilyused
foraccesstoanewbuildinghousingan
architectsoffic
eandartistshome.
UNION
LANE
NORTHWILLIAMSTREET
ATHOLLSTREET
U H C U T
F
UN
YL
NE
NOTH ETHVEN ST EET
ATHOLLSTREET
BARRA
CKST
REET
BLACKWATCHGARDENS
RRA
CE
STOR
MONT
STREET
OSSASTR
EET
LOWS
TREET
MELV
ILLEST
REE
T
UNI
N
T
EET PC[S]001
Thebridgecreatesalinkbetweentheoldrailway
stationplatform
andtherailwaycarriagesidings.The
bridgeisnotw
idelyusedbutispubliclyaccessibleand
isapotentialrisktoanyoneusingit.Thestructureslack
ofcarerendersitasahealthandsafetyhazard.
LI
TEET
ALEXANDRA
T
EET
EL'E
CALEDONIANROAD
ST
ANDREWSTREET
INN
ULL
CUE
EXCHANGE
LANE PC[S]002
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RemainingFra
gmentofPerthCitywall.
Constructeda
sacitydefenceinthe14Centuryin
ordertosecu
rePerthasapermanentEnglishbase
withinScotland.Thesedefenceswerestrengthenedby
thecityladew
hichrunsoutsidetheperimeterofthe
wall.
PORT
KiEartrt
Albert
SKINNERGA
TE
TE
T
EET
Hi
treet
CROSS
NORTH
GEORG
ESTREET
L
KFRI
ARS
WYND
BRID
GELA
NE
Close
HORSE
CASTL
EGA
BLE
HIGHS
TREET
GEORGEINN
LANE
TAYSTREET
GuardVennel
PC[S]003
Tothelasting
memoryoftheemployesofthecityof
Perthco-operativesocietyLTD
WHO
FELLIN
THE
GREATWAR.
Thisremembranceplaquelocatedon
skinnergate:oneofPerthsoldeststreetsandisaprime
exampleofmisplacement.
PC[S]004
T
J
HN'
L
CE
KiEdwardStreet
Albert
TJ HN TEET
re
SKIN
NERGATE
tJ
's
High
Street
CROSS
T
GEORGE
STREET
L
K
I
W
KIRKGATE
KIETEET
BRID
GELA
NE
Close
HORSE
C
KIKIE
HIGHS
TREET
GEORGEINN
LANE
TAYSTREET
TE TE
GuardVennel
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Abandonedw
arehouselocatedinsideanurbanblock
betweensouthMethvenStreetandNewrow
SOUTHMETHVEN STREET
STPAUL'SSQUARE
HI
H
T
EET
MILNES
TREET
MARKETSTREET
LICKLET
CRES
CENT
L
CE
LET
CANA
L
YO
RK
PLA
CE
CO UN
TY
PLA
CE
NEW ROW
INN
ULL
CUE
HOSPITALSTREET
NEWROW
PC[M]001
Gapsitelocate
dincloseproximitytoboththeAKBell
libraryandthe
railwaystation.
ELIKTEET
YO RK
PL
ACE
YO RK
PL
AC
E
ALEXANDRA
STREET
CO
UNT
YP
LAC
E
EARL'SDYKES
CALEDONIANROAD
T
N
E
TEET
NEW ROW
KINN
OULL
CAUSEWAY
EXCHANGE
LANE
LE
EE
HOSPITALSTREET
IUTEET
P O M A R I U M
S T
E E
PC[M]002
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Shopfrontage
currentlyactingassignagefordirections
tothePerthMuseum.
ST
JOHN
'SPL
ACE
Albert
STJOHN STREET
SKINNERGA
TE
CROSS
GEORGES
TREET
KIRKGATE
IE
Close
UTH
T
J
HN'
L
CE
HORSE
KIKIE
l ihant' s
Venn
el
HIGHS
TREET
GEORGEINNLANE
TAYSTREET
WATERGATE
arVennel
PC[M]003
RedundantshopfrontalongGeorgeStreet
KiEartreet
Albert
T J H N T EET
SKINNERGA
TE
H
L
TTE
TEET
Hih
Street
CROSS
T
GEORGES
TREET
L
K
I
W
K I K T E
BRI
DGE
LANE
Close
HORSE
CAST
LEGABL
E
HIGHS
TREET
GEORGEINNLANE
TAYSTREET
T E T E
GuardVennel
PC[M]004
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TheMusterroom
canbeaccessedviaanalleyoff
GeorgeInnlane,openingup
toacourtyardwith
accesstothe
upperroomviaastaircore.Therooms
locationisextremelyhidden,attheverycentreofan
urbanblock.Althoughthesiteispubliclyaccessible,
itsredundant
statehidesitawayfrompublicsite.The
room
wason
ceusedasagatheringpointforCity
officialsintimesoftrouble.
PORT
KiEartrt
Albert
SKINNERGAT
E
L
TTE
T
EET
Hi
treet
CROSS
NORTH
GEORG
ESTREET
L
K
I
W
BRI
DGE
LANE
Close
HORSE
CAST
LEGABLE
HIGHS
TREET
GEORGEINNLANE
TAYSTREET
arVennel
PC[M]005
Thesite,locatedoffavennelrunningbetweenGeorge
StreetandTaystreet,hasrunintoastateofdisuse
anddisrepair.
Thecurrentbuildingonthesitewasonceusedby
thecitycouncilbutlackofcarehastransformed
thesiteintonothingmorethanarubbishtipandan
inappropriately
placedcarpark.
PC [s] 006
PORT
KiEartrt
Albert
T
LLL
CE
SKINNERGA
TE
H
L
TTE
T
EET
Hi
treet
CROSS
NORTH
GEORGEST
REET
L
K
I
W
BRID
GELA
NE
Close
HORSE
CAST
LEGABLE
HIGHS
TREET
GEORGEINNLANE
TAYSTREET
arVennel
PC[M]006
CT [] LE'CEE []
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PerthRailway
carriagesidings
Thesidingsh
averunintoastateofredundancy,a
casualtyofthechangefrom
locomotivehaulageto
DMUs.
ALEXANDRA
STREET
EL
CALEDONIANROA
D
ST
ANDREW
STREET
E
EXCHANGE
LANE
LEONAR
DSTREET PC[L]001
Originalfragm
entofPerthsrailwaystationconverted
intoacarpark
YT
EET
T
N
E
TEET
K
EU
LE
EE
E
K
GLOV
ERSTREET
NEE
DL
ESS
ROAD
PC[L]002
[] s o cIST U T []
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AbandonedC
hurchPropertysituatedonAthollStreet
CARPEN
TERSTREET
UNION
LANE
NORTHWILLIAM STREET
ATHOLLSTREET
DRUMHARCOUT
FOUNDRYLANE
NORTH METHVEN STREET
KINN U LL T EET
ATHOLL
STREET
CKSTREE
T
BLACKWATCHG
ARDENS
ET
UNION
STREET
PC[L]003
PerthCityHallcurrentlyliesinastateofdisuse.Plans
forthebuildingsre-useweredismissedinfavourto
demolishthe
buildinginordertocreateanewpublic
square.
ST
JO
HN'S
PLA
CE
KingEdwardStreet
STJOHN STREET
Square
SKIE GA
TE
StJohn's
Hig
h
Street
KIRKGATE
KINGEDWARDSTREET
SOUT
H
ST
JOHN
'SPL
ACE
KIRKSIDE
STANN'SLA
FLESHERS'VENNEL
OUTH
STREET
HE'LE
VENNEL
MEAL
CVEEL
EKERSCLOSE
Oliphan
t'sVe
nnel
Bax
ter's
Venn
el
ETEWATERGATE WATERGATE
arVennel
SCTTST EET
PC[L]004
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