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1331
Hong Kong
Various
2013-2014
Ink on Duralar, mixed media
24″ X 20″

Royal Danish Academy of Arts – Drawing Millions of Plans
Arte Laguna Prize
Warehouse Journal
Planespotting

Maps express varying interpretations of the land around us through figuration and colour; they convey spatial information by organizing and categorizing symbols and codes into comprehensible diagrams.  The lines we see on maps may vary in weight to describe both the hierarchy of borders between regions, and variations in topography. 

Title:
Location:
Program:
Date:
Medium:
Size:

1331
Hong Kong
Various
2013-2014
Ink on Duralar, mixed media
24″ X 20″

Royal Danish Academy of Arts – Drawing Millions of Plans
Arte Laguna Prize
Warehouse Journal
Planespotting

Maps express varying interpretations of the land around us through figuration and colour; they convey spatial information by organizing and categorizing symbols and codes into comprehensible diagrams.  The lines we see on maps may vary in weight to describe both the hierarchy of borders between regions, and variations in topography.

While some maps can be ambiguous, they are more often than not carefully curated, and occasionally themed, to impart a particular understanding of reality.  But to the extent that maps are constructed, they can also be deconstructed: by combining the discursive, linguistic and visual conventions of cartography with architectural drawings, one can try to subvert what is know about a place in an effort to evoke a different awareness of that place, one that is collectively intertwined through the sharing of memories and experiences of a foregone urban phenomenon – in this case, a spectacular landing approach into a city.  What happens when the relationship between symbols and codes on a map are blurred or removed entirely? Can maps be utilized to describe the procession of time and movement – a fourth dimension?