{"id":2197,"date":"2015-02-19T03:34:21","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T03:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/?p=2197"},"modified":"2020-04-15T21:23:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T21:23:31","slug":"self-portrait-a-map-of-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/?p=2197","title":{"rendered":"Mapping the Invisible: Self-Portrait \u2014 A Map of Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2198\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2198\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2198 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1-1024x464.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1-1024x464.png 1024w, https:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1-624x283.png 624w, https:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/1.png 1342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Surface detail of self-portrait<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For my self-portrait, I decided to map my travel routine during high school in Bangalore, India. At this stage, my map is still very incomplete and needs to be reformatted.<\/p>\n<p>At first I was confused about what to map. My initial idea (as shown by my sketches below) was to represent the three countries that I live in. However, it proved to be an overly ambitious task with no viable end goal. I decided, instead, to address a more simple and personal topic, while creating an aesthetic created around select memories and feelings associated with locations around Bangalore.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-17-00.20.33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2200\" src=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-17-00.20.33-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"2015-02-17 00.20.33\" width=\"581\" height=\"709\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-17-00.21.47.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2201\" src=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015-02-17-00.21.47-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"2015-02-17 00.21.47\" width=\"576\" height=\"886\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the rest of my map, I will be constructing an aerial\u00a0view of Bangalore city traced on images from Google maps:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2202\" src=\"http:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11-300x128.png\" alt=\"1\" width=\"581\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11-624x267.png 624w, https:\/\/astoryisnotatree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/11.png 1356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Using colour and images from the internet of specific locations as my sign system (like the Bangalore Palace), I will navigate my movement around the city based on memories. Unfortunately, I do not have a concrete sign system or connection system to display.<\/p>\n<p>The purpose of this map is to link emotion to place, and to create a visual representation of history. It is meant to create a cohesive connection between memory and place. The reading that perhaps influenced me the most is <i>Rethinking the Power of Maps<\/i> by Dennis Wood. Wood is able to reconfigure the map into being something more than an accurate geographical representation. Wood uses maps as a means to rethink space.<\/p>\n<p>Visually, the artist the influenced me the most was Adolf Wolfli. Although I am unable to achieve a style similar to his, I appreciated the flatness of his maps that allowed for a great amount of detail to be put in. Wolfli&#8217;s layout creates a unique structure for his map.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For my self-portrait, I decided to map my travel routine during high school in Bangalore, India. At this stage, my map is still very incomplete and needs to be reformatted. At first I was confused about what to map. 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