Tune in, drop out: on switching off the smart phone and rediscovering the joy of museum-going alone

New article on The Flick:

In this age of constant socialising – in reality, in 140 characters, in likes, comments and statuses – I rediscovered a rare joy recently. Visiting the V&A this weekend toute seule, I remembered how liberating it can be to stand alone in the presence of great art. Despite being surrounded by hordes of infuriating tour groups (who seem to personify chaos theory, moving randomly into your line of sight, oblivious to your apoplectic foot-stomping) I found that it was still possible to achieve an oddly tranquil state of mind.

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