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the last time a tourist along Rome's Appian Way stopped to smell the
sewers? Strange as it may seem, that's the sort of sightseeing endorsed
by Marc Voelckel, webmaster of Ruavista ("street views" in
Portuguese). His rule of thumb for travel is simple: when in Rome (or
any other city), don't be seduced by flashy, touristy landmarks (i.e.,
pointy obelisks, cracked coliseums, et al). Instead, absorb the earthy
sights, smells, and sounds of a city's alleyways and back streets. Often
overlooked, street signs, public toilets, manhole covers, graffiti,
and aging doorways offer an intimate and real experience for the adventurous
traveler. Check out the spectacles found along the humble pathways of
Hanoi, La Paz, and Naples. One glance at the street life of Los Angeles
or San Francisco will tell you more about their respective vibes than
any travel guide. This site won't appeal to those who prefer sanitized
guidebook versions of city tours, but if you want to know how the other
half really lives, these uniquely urban impressions can show you the
road less traveled. by Kim
Gilmour The signs
and graphics of urban street life are well highlighted in Marc Voelckel’s
charming website. Everywhere you look, there is art: on the ground and
on the walls there are everyday shapes, sounds, forms and words crying
out to be captured and presented in an entirely fresh light. Marc’s
work embraces this concept, and his website also includes photography
from other artists and contributors, primarily focusing on famous urban
areas: New York street lights, photos of London’s manhole covers,
Parisian bakeries, and a comprehensive magazine section. This section
includes a piece on Brazilian street life, and a brief essay on the
Surrealists’ obsession with street imagery which served to elevate
what was normally seen as benign to something frighteningly powerful,
or beautiful. Writes
Marc: “I try as much as possible to banish the apathetic and bored
gaze on the street and to keep the eye attentive, in order to distract
myself with the infinite variety of forms, colours, sounds and odours
that it offers.” 21 juin
2002 Ami fasciné
par la ruralité, inutile de se pencher sur ce site, totalement
dévoué à la ville, l'urbanisme, la richesse graphique
«du monde de la rue», comme l'explique son auteur Marc Voelckel,
qui «habite neuf mois de l'année au Brésil et trois
mois à Paris». La rue
donc, en images, «celles des affiches, des devantures de boutiques
décorées ou des panneaux de signalisation», et en
mots, «les enseignes, les graffiti, les pubs ou les noms de rue».
Les rues, les villes, puisque il ne s'agit pas que de Paris, mais aussi
de Rio, São Paulo, Istanbul, Londres. Bientôt, Cologne,
Porto, Buenos Aires et New York. Un choix
un peu curieux, mais, ajoute l'auteur, «je ne photographie que
les villes dans lesquelles j'ai habité ou celles où je
connais quelqu'un prêt à m'aider à déchiffrer
ses rues». On l'aura compris, le tout est assez urbain, vu que
l'auteur aime la rue, parce qu'elle est une «superposition dans
le temps et dans l'espace d'histoires et de destins». A voir
aussi une revue mensuelle, l'OEil de la rue, des liens, une biblio et
un lieu d'expos. A la longue, l'idée de promouvoir une nouvelle
forme de tourisme urbain - en ne cherchant pas le «monument»,
mais le «banal et le quotidien» - pourrait déboucher
sur l'édition de guides de voyages spécialisés. janvier
2003 Images
et mots de la rue par Marie
Juliet Temps fort
de ce site original lancé au printemps dernier: "L'Oeil
de la rue", la revue mensuelle en ligne du site qui comporte quatre
rubriques. la chapitre "Archéologie graphique" s'interroge
par exemple sur ce que les signaux graphiques du passé (enseignes
peintes, plaques de rues, murs réclames) nous apprennent de la
vie quotidienne des habitants. La rubrique
"Tourisme urbain" fait encore plus voyager l'internaute en
lui livrant des clefs pour la compréhension du mode de vie et
de la culture de chacun des pays visités. On apprend qu'au Brésil,
où le commerce est roi, les rues sont inondées de prospectus
publicitaires -annonces de voyantes, d'organismes de crédit,
d'usuriers en tous genres - qui laissent transparaître les difficultés
de la vie quotidienne. A Buenos Aires, les publicités clouées
sur les arbres jouent le même rôle. Le site
est constamment enrichi, avec des articles récents sur Bruxelles,
Strasbourg, Hong Kong (portrait graphique de la ville), Macao (l'héritage
portugais à travers le graphisme de rue). Et bientôt suivront
Istanbul, Beyrouth et New York. cette diversité s'explique par
un réseau de correspondants disséminés sur les
différents continents et que l'on pourra bientôt contacter
par mail. L'internaute
peut aussi suivre la manière dont artistes, écrivains,
poètes et musiciens perçoivent et vivent l'univers de
la rue en consultant le chapitre "Regards", consacré
notamment aux surréalistes. L'occasion d'apprendre que, pour
ces derniers, la rue était un champ d'expérimentations,
une "quête du sentiment merveilleux du quotidien", comme
l'écrivait Louis Aragon. L'espace
interactif de Ruavista s'adresse enfin à tous les internautes
qui veulent contribuer à l'enrichissement du site. On y trouve
des sujets de photographes amateurs ou professionnels sur les rues de
Californie, de Varsovie ou de Montréal, en passant, en passant
par celles d'Hanoi ou de São Paulo. On y découvre aussi
des extraits sonores représentatifs de tranches de vie (marché
aux oiseaux à Jakarta, souk Khan el-Khalili au Caire, marché
des artisans à Bamako), enregistrés et proposés
par des internautes. En ligne encore, une bibliographie et un annuaire
de liens (cent cinquante recensés) ayant tous pour thème
la rue et la ville. Disponible
en anglais et en français, le rubriquage du site peut paraître
compliqué. Il est heureusement servi par une illustration de
qualité et un graphisme très agréable. November
15, 2002 -- Volume 8, Number 45 by Max
Grinnell Over the
past few decades, the role and function of "the street" in
urban life has been reinvigorated as numerous scholars, policy makers,
and urbanites have chimed in with their impassioned feelings and ideas
on the subject. Marc Voelckel has provided his own site, Ruavista, to
explore the diversity of street life and public culture, and, as he
states, "Ruavista seeks to organize this richness and to share
it with the greatest number of people worldwide and strives to promote
a new form of urban tourism based upon visiting ordinary streets and
paying attention to details rather than famous spots and beautiful architecture."
The site itself features photographic essays from photographers (professional
and amateur) around the world, including Paris, San Francisco, and Rio
during the World Cup. Additionally, the Street Sounds section has a
host of audio clips featuring the local sounds of such locales as a
bird market in Jakarta, the call to daily prayer in Mali, and a panpiper
in Bucharest. For those who love urban places and visual culture, this
site will be one to visit over and over again. Web Watch
Jack Schofield
Ruavista
- it means "street views" in Portuguese - is a site devoted
to street life and "signs of the city". Examples include posters,
decorated shop windows, road signs, graffiti, posters and plaques. The
webmaster, Marc Voelckel, reckons these provide more insight into real
cities than the monuments and tourist landmarks found in guidebooks.
The result is both interesting to look at, and involving, because everyone
should feel they can contribute photos. To encourage participation,
there's a Photo of the Week section, and the site is holding a photo
contest, which closes on December 30. Site star
du numéro de septembre 2002 Propos
recueillis par Magali Rangin Quand
avez-vous créé Ruavista et dans quel but? Comment évolue-t-il? Ruavista
est en ligne depuis le 8 avril 2002, après cinq mois de préparation.
Il trouve son origine dans un projet commun avec mon cousin, Sami Boularès:
une banque d'images de graphisme de rue destinée à un
public professionnel. Depuis, chacun a fait évoluer le projet
de son côté et j'en suis arrivé à Ruavista:
une interface entre le monde de la rue et les internautes. Je souhaite
promouvoir une nouvelle forme de tourisme urbain. Ruavista pourrait
alors être prolongé par la publication de guides de voyage
spécialisé. Une banque d'images spécialisée
est une autre possibilité de développement. Qui
est votre hébergeur? Je suis
chez Amen. Ils ont un bon support, indispensable pour un débutant
comme moi et des tarifs intéressants. J'en suis globalement satisfait. Comment
vous êtes-vous fait référencer? Manuellement.
J'ai d'abord contacté les principaux moteurs et annuaires francophones.
Puis les annuaires et portails spécialisés dans l'urbanisme
et l'architecture. J'ai par ailleurs contacté la presse et les
gens potentiellement intéressés (architectes, universtaires,
graphistes, éditeurs...). Le référencement est
une tâche ardue et prend beaucoup de temps. Aussi, il ne faut
pas se précipiter et attendre la version définitive du
site. Comment
alimentez-vous votre site? Je suis
l'auteur de la plupart des photos et de tous les articles du site, mais
j'encourage mes visiteurs à y contribuer. Une partie du budget
est réservée à des voyages dans différentes
villes du monde. J'ai déjà publié des articles
sur des villes sud-américaines et européennes. je compte
dans un délai d'un an publier des articles sur une ville africaine,
une asiatique et une nord-américaine. Combien
de temps y consacrez-vous? J'y consacre
entre 30 et 40 heures par semaine, sans compter les recherches en bibliothèque
et sur internet ainsi que les prises de photos nécessaires. Ivan Lessa
Nós
todos procuramos certas ruas. Procuramos para retê-las ou descobri-las.
Podem ser lugares-comuns: Quinta Avenida em Nova York, Champs-Elysées
em Paris, Avenidas Paulista e Atlântica. Dessa busca,
creio, nasceram o cartão-postal e as fotos do turista. Com as
viagens caras e, agora, também perigosas, no ar e em terra, há
uma outra e mais modesta alternativa para quem quer se aventurar por
outras terras, ou, como vinha dizendo, certas ruas. A postos,
pois, internautas, façam suas malas e queiram dirigir-se para
o seguinte admirável portão de embarque eletrônico:
www.ruavista.com. Ele é
exatamente o que o nome indica e o subtítulo completa: ruas vistas,
sinais das cidades. Explora ruas e a vida urbana, seu visual, arquitetura
e até mesmo – grata surpresa – seus sons. Ajuda-nos,
pois, a decifrar as cidades. O sítio
é mantido e administrado por Marc Voelckel, francês criado
em Paris, com passagem por Portugal, Belém do Pará e Rio
de Janeiro, um grandmaster entre webmasters, ou grão-mestre da
rede (dita Net), diria eu traduzindo o que me foi possível. O sítio
é acolhedor e farto. Oferece conexões para 200 outros
sobre ruas e cidades. Possui correspondentes, revista com artigos e
reportagens, exposições, um fórum onde o internauta
pode expor fotos de sua rua e, assim, participar de concurso com prêmios. Entre lá,
companheiro, ou companheira, e confira as lojas de Paris de 1900. Ou
a história visual de como nasceram e se desenvolveram as placas
de rua da mesma cidade. É ufanista? Não tem problema.
Lá está, em várias páginas, com fotos que
não acabam mais, um passeio completo pelo “Minhocão”,
de São Paulo. Ou o Rio comemorando a conquista da Copa. Deliciosa
é uma exposição (essa a única palavra) sobre
motéis cariocas. O som,
ou áudio, do sítio é outra viagem: um mercado em
Jacarta, uma praça no Cairo, parada no Canadá, casa noturna
em Beirute, músico de metrô em Bucareste. Aguardo,
pressuroso, as ondas se quebrando no Arpoador. Imagens
e sons das cidades do mundo Para além
dos carros, dos prédios quase todos parecidos uns com os outros,
o que fica na memória do viajante depois de deambular por uma
cidade anteriormente desconhecida são pequenos detalhes que a
individualizam e a fazem guardar na memória, como os sons, os
cheiros, as luzes, os letreiros, as lojas e sobretudo as pessoas. São
esses pormenores mínimos que fazem com que seja possível
observar imagens tão belas sobre uma cidade como São Paulo,
que é muitas vezes considerada como um inferno na terra, na publicação
online Ruavista. Esta espécie de revista é assim indicada
para todos os amantes de paisagens urbanas. Para além
de São Paulo, é ainda possível ver exposições
virtuais sobre cidades mediterrânicas e ouvir os sons de um mercado
do Cairo, das ruas comerciais de Beirute ou do centro histórico
de Bruxelas. Os fotógrafos amadores e profissionais podem também
enviar imagens das suas metrópoles preferidas. Um recurso
importante para o turista acidental do século XXI é o
guia, onde estão indicados cerca de 200 sites sobre ruas e cidades
de todo o mundo, para além de uma bibliografia relativa aos centros
urbanos mais importantes. Por Raúl
Manrupe ¿Busca
alcantarillas de Londres? Hay. Marquesinas de Nápoles, también.
Y carteles de Moteles californianos. Y carteles de PICA y PICA de Buenos
Aires. Ruavista
es un sitio que puede llevar largos minutos de recorrido y búsqueda
placentera. Ruavista
asegura que lo interesante está en las calles, promoviendo así
un tipo de "turismo urbano". Recórralo con tiempo porque
tiene fotos, sonidos, historias y enlaces que valen la pena visitarlos. By Cecilia
Leung Famous
landmarks as suggested by travel guides often won't give you a real
feel for a place. Most people believe that and so does this website.
Ruavista - Portuguese for "street scenes" gives lovers of
cities a taste of urban centres around the world through street images
and sounds - files of smells aren't technically possible at the moment.
So you can flick through a photo essay of road signs in California or
advertising on trees in Buenos Aires. Or you can listen to a panpiper
in a subway in Bucharest or birds at a market in Jakarta. If only there
were accompanying maps to provide some geographical context to it all
- where exactly are those walls in Paris that Claire Grover has photographed?
The website operates mainly through the contributions of others so feel
free to do so. In December, Ruavista features London, Hong Kong and
Tirana. Cool Site
of the Day 28 de novembro de 2002 Ruavista
explores city streets and urban life through all kinds of signs: street
graphics, architecture, street sounds. Put simply, a fantastic resource
for urban photography. Visual
links. Ruavista (via exploding fist) is subtitled 'Signs of the City,'
which doesn't really do it justice. Here is a monumental, and highly
personal, reference work, a compilation of urban imagery new and old
from around the globe. Parisian postcards from the turn of last century
jostle with contemporary visits to La Paz and clickable walks through
São Paulo. The graphic city sections take you on a more detailed
tour through shop signs, manhole covers and the other unfamiliar objects
of urbanity. Tonight
I've happened upon the most wonderful site I've seen in a good long
while. Rua Vista
is a photo site organised in Rio de Janeiro and dedicated to the love
of the stroll and the uncanny little punctums that turn up along the
way. While I've certainly come across plenty of sites with this sensibility
in mind (and I could never find enough of them) this one is extraordinarily
cool not only in its Latin American centricity but the author's and
contributors' often quirky sense of consistency - love hotels in Rio,
Tree adverts in Argentina, uncannily deserted streets one morning in
Sao Paulo, 150-year old painted signs persistently painted along the
brick walls in Paris, and photos filed as documents of Rio's Rocinha
favela, but tellingly shot from the eagle-eye of one of the neighbouring
mountains (quite probably the quite tourist friendly hills of Santa
Teresa). And finally,
the short video Cruel en el carto by Argentine documentarian Raul Manrupe
is a touchingly sad, yet defiantly ridiculous tour of billboards, fetishes,
and propaganda in Buenos Aries. Who'da
thought dry typology could be this amusing. Artnotes
by Ariana French: an arts and art history weblog Ruavista:
Signs of the City focuses on art in the urban environment - in the form
of signs, streets, and anything we might encounter in a city stroll.
I love the author's philosophy: "I
try as much as possible to banish the apathetic and bored gaze on the
street and to keep the eye attentive, in order to distract myself with
the infinite variety of forms, colors, sounds, and odors that it offers.
I also try to heighten my curiosity for the history of a city, its culture,
its structure, and the way of life of its inhabitants as revealed by
the innumerable signs that the street harbors." Cities
slicker Like most
artists, such types claim to love daffodils, lonely cloud wandering
and secluded sheds surrounded by cowshit. 'Ya boo sucks to the skyscrapers,'
they rasp from their damp-ridden garrets. But for
me, life outside the much-maligned cities can get just a little bit
dull. Thankfully, Ruavista is sufficiently fantastic to start tipping
the balance the other way. It's also one of the best sites I've seen
in ages. Ruavista,
a marvelous assemblage of city streets and their various forms of signage
& adornment. If you ever loved Manhattan's "ghost ads",
or those blue tiles on every European street corner, or the way cities
everywhere seem to have their own unique palettes... this shouldn't
be missed. Graphic
Design > Recommanded Sites Web
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