Ctril-N projects / Anatomy of a City

III: Partir 2008

Exploring the traces of forgotten metropolitan systems artist Olivier Ruellet traces the railways or runways without their prescribed visual imagery we encounter on a daily basis. To see more of his work go here: http://www.ctrl-n.net/en .

Emma McNally: A wisp, a line, a strategy,

Fields, charts, soundings, 2008

C5', 2007

Is it an aerial view of a battleground? Or is the mapping of constellation in motion? Perhaps she is mapping the sound coming from a distant source. Emma's work is both mathematical and methodical yet has a tinge of vastness and chaos. To see more work:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/emmamcnally/show/

Milena Bonilla...mapping from Colombia

Lugares Comunes: bocetos para Jardín, 2004

Transitory Map Project, 2008

Milena Bonilla, her work is gentle but yet critical of those moments of travel, distance, rupture and healing. Find out more at: http://www.milenabonilla.com/

Shannon Rankin: Beautiful Maps and Embroidery

You can find more of her work at: http://www.selflesh.blogspot.com/ or http://www.flickr.com/photos/selflesh/.

The Knowledge - Land of Achievement

Land of Wisdom [ southern detail of the Croydon Map]

Coupling the grammar of cartography with elements from the Proust Questionnaire entitled "The Knowledge : Land of Wisdom & Land of Achievement", Agnes Poitevin-Navarre explores notions of identity and expectations. You can see more of her work at http://www.cushionculture.com/.

Not all maps welcomed! Entropa map of EU.

EU map installed in Brussels controversy:  www.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7827738.stm

Artist, curator, writer Lize Mogel (work in Rad Carto)

Area of Detail,-2008 is a work by Lize Mogel where she transformed the map of the world (as provided by the United Nations) into a flat plane representation of the world. The work explores the issues arising from the politics of such an act and how they impact interpretation. As she says in her description someone is always on top. You can see more of her work here: http://www.publicgreen.com/

an Atlas of Radical Cartography

For those of you who actually find this blog, I found this great book that brings cartography, social activism and creativity together. It's also an exhibition touring the USA. Link http://www.an-atlas.com/.

Mapping Language with artist Agnes Poitevin-Navarre

Artist Agnes Poitevin-Navarre worked with college students to explore the mapping of dreams through the use of a limited number of pictograms. 2008

Body Mapping with artist Susan Stockwell

Artist Susan Stockwell explored body mapping as part of the Creative Mapping programme at Iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts) with secondary school students in London. 2007