COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Auerbach, Tauba, 1981-
Date:
2020
Short Title:
Map projection III : Interrupted polyconic.
Publisher:
Diagonal Press
Publisher Location:
New York
Type:
Separate Map
Type:
Artwork
Obj Height cm:
68
Obj Width cm:
98
Note:
World map by artist Tauba Auerbach, featuring an alternative projection: interrupted polyconic. Shows an unusual rotation of the earth within its familiar frames. Made using custom software created for Auerbach by programmer Jason Davies. The tool allows one to rotate the earth in any direction and flatten it using a wide array of projections, producing unfamiliar but mathematically accurate models of the earth. In this application, the gaze is focused on the oceans and the Southern Hemisphere. The software was originally created to generate source material for a series of paintings and GIFs, as part of the exhibition Panthalassa at Standard (Oslo) in October 2020. Title, date, artist's initials and publisher included within the exterior border of the image, each on one of four sides. Offset print in black and fluorescent green on white paper. Map is 68 x 98 cm, on sheet 69 x 99 cm, folded to 13 x 35.
World Area:
World
World Area:
Southern Hemisphere
Subject:
Data Visualization
Subject:
Oceans; Seas
Full Title:
Map projection III : Interrupted polyconic. T. A. \ Diagonal Press, 2020.
List No:
14309.002
Series No:
2
Engraver or Printer:
Auerbach, Tauba, 1981-
Publication Author:
Auerbach, Tauba, 1981-
Pub Date:
2020
Pub Title:
Time and Space : Map projection III : Interrupted polyconic. T. A. \ Diagonal Press, 2020.
Pub Note:
Third in a series of ten unusual maps made using custom software created for artist Tauba Auerbach by programmer Jason Davies. For full series, see PLNs 14307.000 through 14316.000. All images and works copyright Diagonal Press. Posters available via the Diagonal Press website (see link in Pub Reference). Earnings from these posters will contribute to the Indigenous Language Institute, Critical Resistance and Indigenous Environmental Network.
Pub List No:
14309.000
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Pub Type:
Artist Book
Pub Height cm:
13
Pub Width cm:
35
Image No:
14309002.jp2
Authors:
Auerbach, Tauba, 1981-
Link To Source
Map projection III : Interrupted polyconic.
