Mapmaking and cartography as philosophical matters. an introduction
In: Annals of GIS. Taylor & Francis Group: London. ISSN 1947-5683; e-ISSN 1947-5691, more
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Art. Digitalisation. Ecology. Clouds. Hyperobjects |
| Abstract |
The elusive dimensionality and ecologically entangled materiality of clouds have always made it hard to map and visually depict them. But while visual artists of the Romantic and Impressionist eras at last managed to relate the ecological entanglement of man-made clouds and their ‘natural’ counterparts, the twenty-first century is facing another challenging addition to the almanac of clouds: the cloud of the digital technosphere. In this article, artistic attempts at capturing its dimensional elusiveness and invisible ecological entanglement will be presented which draw both on previous representational strategies and on innovative practices to render visible this quasiautonomous force of planetary magnitude. |
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