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Friday, February 10, 2012

Claim Map Series

I've been working on a drawing series for the past month inspired by topographic and mineral claim maps.
In my research, I found it fascinating that the geometric forms of mineral claims are imposed over the intricate and chaotic natural landscape. In this series, I am juxtaposing these two worlds and exploring their relationship.
I've been reading some Kant recently, and I got really stuck on his thinking regarding the noumenality of humanity. Kant reverses the direction of philosophy and points out that experience, meaning and order flow from us, not into us.
These drawings are meditations on the systemic order we apply to the natural world. In the event that you're not interested in Kant, I hope you enjoy them regardless.