Description
Walk Log is an ongoing series of observational texts from unplanned walks, most often in New York City, focusing on what lingers in memory. An evolving experiment in perception and language.
Process & Structure
1-hour walk in the city with no planned route or endpoint.
Observe what you see and hear.
Write longhand for 1 hour, recording the images that stay with you.
Edit for as it takes, reorder images, distill language.
Publish on walklog.nyc. Steady rhythm without forcing.
Guiding Principles
Strict observation. No shifts into associations or exposition.
Editing as composing. The sequence is not chronological, but shaped by what remains in memory.
Focus on visual clarity and rhythm. Images and feelings.
A practice in seeing, noticing, being present, compiling a record.
Some walks will be more generative than others.
Publish when it is ready.
Sharing
Publish on walklog.nyc, option to subscribe.
Post to Are.na channel.
Email a link to the project to close writer friends.
Post an excerpt or mention on Instagram.
Goals for the Project
Establish a structured practice that evolves over time.
Observe how perception shifts and sharpens through repetition.
Create a growing archive of distilled observations, reflecting a way of being in the world.
Narrative Approach & Perspective
Walk Log is structured around fluid, second-person observation, immersing the reader in a shifting, dreamlike perspective. The “you” is not a constant but moves across bodies, actions, and moments, emphasizing movement, relationships, and texture over fixed identity. This approach aligns with my film work—where images are not illustrating action but are the action itself.
There is room for variation. At times, I may experiment with distance, using “she,” “he,” or “they” to create subtle shifts in perspective while maintaining the focus on physicality and perception. The goal is not to interpret meaning but to create a collage of experience—an evolving record of seeing, where the act of looking itself is the subject.
Project References
Danielle Dutton, A Picture Held Us Captive
Georges Perec, An Attempt at Exhausting a Place in Paris
John Smith, Girl Chewing Gum
Joe Brainard, I Remember
Anne Carson, Shot List