You draw, she embroiders your results.
Mao:
Map-making is an assertion of the finite – an attempt to physically embody knowledge of structures and boundaries…They are created with the implicit understanding that the depicted space holds a degree of permanence.
In asking individuals to map familiar places from memory and embroidering the results, I am interested … in creating a non-reproducible illustration of a subjective memory, inverting the traditional practice of mass-production associated with conventional maps. I am also interested in the points where memory fails – the blank spaces, unevenness, and skewed proportions that reflect our own hindsight biases and remembrances.
To participate:
Make a map of a familiar place from memory on a piece of paper up to 8.5″x 8.5″. Send scans/images to:
jennifer.s.mao[at]gmail.com
Or, if anonymity is preferred, by post to:
1140 18th Ave, Apt #205
Seattle WA, 98122
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