The mapping is ready to be presented! We did our walk twice, from the Pirelli building to Via Marcello Malpighi. The first time we played the role of the casual observer. We were good little flâneurs. We took note of signs in different styles (Art Deco, Rationalist, etc). We took note of smells, colors, culture, and food.
Then our second walk took on the spirit of the Situationists International. The situationists believed that it was important to construct situations, deliberately, to reawaken the soul. We did not want to simply take our walk as observers, but create a situation in which we had to directly interact with our walk. Our solution was to acquire as many business cards as possible from establishments that held meaning to us.
By collecting cards and talking to people from cafes, sushi bars, massage parlors, and commercial shopping, we experienced an array of (often awkward) encounters. Yet, I can assure the reader that each place is remembered and now dear to me. Our map presentation showcases the cards we received and guides the viewer through some of their subtle (or not subtle) historical references in Milan’s patchwork of the past. 
