VISAP 2014

Terra Incognita

Content type
Creative Work
Author
Pauline Delwaulle
Year
URL
Terra Incognita
Language
English
French
Publication Type
Application
Installation
Platform/Software
Android
Event
VIS 2014
Record Status
Approved record
Tags
poetic cartography
semantic web
interactive installation
map and trajectory
VISAP 2014
touch
Description (in English)

These toponyms (names) exist throughout the world, they show the landscape and describe the context of a field. Retaining only those evocative names, Terra Incognita offers a refined mapping, cleansed of its informative layers. At a moment populated by Google Earth and omniscient views, the map in this work has no scale or legend, only the lines and contours of the coastal lakes appear on white background. It is presented as a touch screen in a device designed as a workspace, allowing for an intimate consultation. The navigation is done by meaning association, offering a sensitive and poetic movement, from a symbolic name to another.

(Source: Translation of the author's description)

Description (in original language)

Ces toponymes (noms de lieux) existent à travers le monde, ils témoignent du paysage et qualifient le contexte d’un terrain. En conservant uniquement ces noms évocateurs, Terra Incognita propose une cartographie épurée, nettoyée de ses couches informatives. A l’heure de Google Earth et des regards omniscients, ici la carte n’a ni échelle, ni légende, seules les lignes des littoraux et les contours des lacs apparaissent sur fond blanc. Elle est présentée sur une table tactile dans un dispositif pensé comme un espace de travail et de consultation intimiste. La navigation se fait par association de sens, proposant ainsi un déplacement sensible et poétique, d’un nom symbolique à un autre.

(Source: Author's Homepage)

Multimedia
Technical notes

The interactive installation has been ported into Android's OS as well.

VISAP 2014