Mapping as an artistic tool
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_context
_thesis & research questions
_on the subjectivity of maps
The notion that maps provide an objective or scientific depiction of the world is a common myth. The graphic nature of maps simplifies reality, giving makers and users a sense of power without social and ecological responsibilities. Details like the colouring of areas or the different sizes in typography can have great political consequences. (Pater, 2016, p.152)
_artists & maps
_what to map
_projects & works
▶ mapping sensations
▶ alternate maps
▶ rotterdam impressions
▶ the thousand-foot journey
_references
★ Kollektiv Orangotango and Transcript (Firm (2019). This is not an atlas : a global collection of counter-cartographies. Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag.
★ Ladenburg, A. (2021). 14 Trees of Rotterdam – a Guide for City Exploration. PrintRoom & Peter Foolen Editions.
★ Pater, R. (2016). Politics of Design : A (Not So) Global Manual for Visual Communication. Amsterdam: Bis Publishers.