some (other) things about maps

i forgot how much i like petra kempf's maps...

or guy debord's...

[more re. his mappings can be found here]

or these, which i just found... about fm stations in london

some things about maps

like guns and crosses, maps can be good or bad, depending on who’s holding them, who they’re aimed at, how they’re used, and why. here are some examples... or this one about why the terminator is the terminator...

here is an old one of mexico city...

[dated 1720, this map was produced by the government of mexico city in order to improve urban sanitation through the collection of garbage. it shows the central part of the city in detail, including names of streets, plazas, hospitals, hospices, columns, small squares, arches, and other places. (from the world digital library)].

some specifics on the library (and its surrounds)

the campus

the library

panorama

library at miniworld

other types of boxes...

can be found in the work of arman (such as his accumulations)

map(in) unam: boîte-en-valise | boîte à miracle

… the simple fact that millions of books exist shows conclusively that none contains the truth.

- enrique vila-matas, bartleby & co.

shouldn’t a building, like the cover of a book, include an infinite possibility of conditions? and, shouldn't the insides of buildings be like the insides of boxes imagined by cornell or duchamp?

sketches...

a book by its cover...

in an outing to the main library, we all chose one aisle in the third floor (for no particular reason) and we began to look for....

covers that appeal to us

covers that intrigue us

covers that disinterest us