Map as Art; Art as Mapping
Thu 24 Jul 2025, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Maps can be very beautiful, and many, over the centuries, have been considered to be art. More recently, contemporary art has adopted mapping – its conventions, aesthetics and ways of representing the world and orienting ourselves in it – in its own spatial explorations. This talk will be an introduction to this journey from map as picture to art as mapping, from Gerard Mercator to GPS.
Event Information
Price: £15.00
Course Weeks: 1
Room: Brunt Room
Campaign: Summer School 2025
Customer Information: A pen/paper or device are optional.
Your Tutor
Name: Dr Simon Harvey
Bio: Dr Simon Harvey has co-led ‘Art and Common Space’ at the Art Academy, University of Trondheim in Norway, and has an extensive background teaching students of art and architecture. Simon also produces artistic interventions in public spaces and has a long-standing fascination with maps in artistic practices.
Department: Humanities
