“The history of the S.I. is that of a development from an avant-gardist art collective to a political agitation troop.” (184, Raunig)

The Situationist International were dedicated to exploring the fulfillment of primitive human desires, through the creation of situations. Approaching this concept with an underlying belief in Marxism, the Situationist International created situations where political awareness would be raised. The culmination of arts and technologies, as well as the links between humans and the environments are factors that were explored. As revolutionaries in the field, they promoted Marxism as an alternative to Capitalism, with their work was centered around the construction of situations to raise thought.

“From the beginning however, Debord left no doubt that situations are not to be taken as romantic ideals, but rather as the active formation of environments, a free play with urban space as playing field.” (173, Raunig)