Peike Gan

Flaneur is a photographic project developed through walking and observing the everyday life of four cities: Glasgow, Edinburgh, London and Berlin. Moving through the streets without a fixed destination, I use photography as a way of responding intuitively to people, gestures, architecture and small moments that might otherwise pass unnoticed.

Inspired by the idea of the flaneur — a figure who wanders through the city as both participant and observer —the project explores how urban spaces can be experienced through chance encounters and personal attention.Rather than attempting to document each city objectively, the photographs reflect my own movement through them: what caught my eye, where I stopped, and what made me curious.

Working in black and white, the project focuses on light, form, contrast and the visual character of each encounter. Instead of presenting the cities as separate studies, the photographs come together as a personal record of wandering — tracing fragments of everyday life across different places and exploring how walking, looking and photographing can transform ordinary moments into encounters with the city.

Flaneur is a photographic project developed through walking and observing the everyday life of four cities: Glasgow, Edinburgh, London and Berlin. Moving through the streets without a fixed destination, I use photography as a way of responding intuitively to people, gestures, architecture and small moments that might otherwise pass unnoticed.

Inspired by the idea of the flaneur — a figure who wanders through the city as both participant and observer —the project explores how urban spaces can be experienced through chance encounters and personal attention.Rather than attempting to document each city objectively, the photographs reflect my own movement through them: what caught my eye, where I stopped, and what made me curious.

Moving between black-and-white and colour photography, the project responds to the changing atmosphere,
light and visual character of each encounter. Instead of presenting the cities as separate studies, the photographs
come together as a personal record of wandering — tracing fragments of everyday life across different places and exploring how walking, looking and photographing can transform ordinary moments into encounters with
the city.