Mapping the Mindscape

I created this map of the space of the bog of Allen as i was undertaking 'Casting Shadows'. At the time i was thinking about the notion of landscapes and mindscapes. Charting the inner pysche through a subjective reflection of the space i was photographing. The idea was initially why would some one want to create a space of the area of the bog, which was a shifting and changing landscape through the nature of it.

In producing it i was also thinking about an original inspiration for this piece, the fiction of Haruki Murakami. His book 'Hard boiled Wonderland, The end of the World' in which the narration is split between the protagonist and his inner reflection of his pysche. The book was produced along with a map the character produced of the inner reality he produced.

The map is rough, and not very well finished, but i think what i like is the imagined space it constructs, a space that is wholly unreal. I believe such an attempt to produce something such as this illustrates the want to fix and record truth. This map is untrue to reality but reflects an inner want to understand the space and record the processes of imagining it.

Doodle

Found this image on the internet, along with a video piece documenting its making. It was really surprising, when i first looked at it i was seeing patterns and shapes in the image, my brain was trying to understand it. Once i viewed the video i realised that the image was created by the frantic action of scribbling on a sheet of paper with a bic pen. Interesting for its very abstract form, and its almost everyday construction. Makes me wonder about people's doodles and maybe collecting some together.