The city is always changing. When we look at films in different period of time, people have changed their ways of living as the architectures were experiencing a modern movement.
In the past, residents were not afraid to show part of their daily life to neighbours. In movie Rare Window (1954), neighbours could see each other’s activity through window. There was a shared courtyard that provides a collective space for human interaction. This reminds me of a traditional living style that could still be seen in Hong Kong. In Lai Chi Wo village, there is a common drainage set in front of houses, and the drainage run across the whole village. When people wash clothes or prepare for meals, they work in front of their house besides the drainage and communicate with neighbourhood.
While in nowadays, we are so afraid of being gazed by the voyeur. It seems that we are getting too nervous in protecting privacy and we are losing some meaningful moments in daily life. Maybe this is also part of the consequences of modern movement.
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I wonder if you are responding to de Certeau’s piece or AlSayyad’s piece? It seems that you are discussing ideas of voyeurism. It is nice that you have reflected on how modern technology has changed people’s perception of voyeurism. It would be great if you could elaborate more on this part.