ABSTRACT
We’re walking down a long, tree-lined road country road on a sunny day. The trees have been planted close to each other and equidistant apart, and as we walk along the road, a trunk of a tree blocks the sunlight. We continue to walk, and the sun comes back, and then it goes, and then it comes back and then it goes away again at regular intervals. We’re walking slowly, so we may not notice the sunlight coming and going very much. Now, let’s drive down the same road. The sun’s rays come and go much faster, and we notice the regularity of the sunlight flashing on our faces; we notice its rhythm (cf. Tschumi’s [1987] cinematic promenade).
