The name
The name of the installation suggests a journey (route) and the sense of belonging to a place (root). The installation is designed for a special type of tourist, one we’ve called die-hard tourist.
The user
A die-hard tourist (DHT) is a committed visitor. DHTs love the place they visit. They are constrained to what a tourist guide has to say about a place. They want to feel local.
Routes allows DHTs to live a place in a deeper way. They gain access to privileged information to explore a city more precisely. Knowledge of shortcuts helps a DHT plan a path better, saving time and walking the city as a local person.
This knowledge is a privilege. The guide programmed in the installation is helpful but follows rules that protect the function of a shortcut. The user must be quick and sharp. It’s not only necessary to have access to what a local person knows but also to act like one. A local person won’t get confused in a shortcut; therefore, a DHT can’t turn a shortcut into a tourist attraction. Certainly a DHT doesn’t want to be part of a scenario of the city that is left “for tourists only”.
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