A one-day symposium on 2 June 2010, presented by visual arts organisation Iniva in collaboration with the Society, engaging with new approaches to mapping; it aims to blur the boundaries between the art and science of mapping.

Artists, geographers, and theorists of art and visual culture discuss issues raised by the exhibitions: Whose Map is it? new mapping by artists presented by Iniva at Rivington Place, and the Creative Compass held at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). The exhibitions, with works by international artists, open up dialogues about critical histories of mapping and the legacy of involving creative practices.

This symposium built on existing research and artistic practices that challenge the traditional map with its objective and rational view.

Maps continue to have compelling cultural significance as the focus of artistic practice, scholarly investigation and wider public concern. Mapping enrols scientific methodologies, and the cognitive and imaginative processes by which we discover our place and find our way in the world.

Details

  Wednesday 2 June from 10.00 - 17.30

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  The symposium took place at the RGS-IBG, 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR.

Speakers

Keynote by Prof. Irit Rogoff, Prof. Dr. David Pinder, Prof. Philip Crang, Martin Dodge, artist Bouchra Khalili, Prof. Simon Harvey, Prof. Catherine Nash, artist Agnes Poitevin-Navarre, artist Otobong Nkanga, artist Esther Polak, Dr. Gary Priestnall, artist Susan Stockwell, Curator Paul Goodwin, and artist Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa.

The content of this symposium was the sole work of the listed contributors.  The sessions and their accompanying papers do no represent the view of the Royal Geographical Society with IBG or Iniva.

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