Providence Initiative for Psychogeographic Studies

Providence Initiative for Psychogeographic Studies [PIPS] or as it sometimes stands for, People Interested in Participatory Societies, is a small collective of artists in Providence, Rhode Island which promotes artistic and social investigations in psychogeography.

The group states: "In order to create understanding and transformation of the world we must create adventures. Society’s emancipation will not be found in the existing structure of the world, but in the cracks and lost spaces. PIPS works to facilitate and create actions and adventures that exercise human potential in new and inventive ways. Our intention is the creation of a better world through community and action."

PIPS grew out of a small group looking to investigate the urban environment in detail. Since summer of 2001, many socio-spatial experiments have been undertaken against rural, suburban, and urban backdrops.

Major PIPS projects include Provflux, the Urban Agricultural Unit, and Crosswalk:

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