Cartologica: Reflected Coordinates

Cartologica: Reflected Coordinates transforms fragments of atlases into suspended circular forms that drift through space like floating coordinates. Through repetition, shadow, and spatial movement, the installation reflects on how geography, memory, and identity remain fluid rather than fixed.

The installation is composed of circular structures made from fragments of atlas pages mounted on lightweight supports and suspended at varying heights throughout the exhibition space. These elements form a dispersed constellation of floating maps that viewers can move around and beneath.

As visitors navigate the installation, the atlas fragments shift between legibility and abstraction, suggesting the instability of borders, territories, and personal histories. Maps—normally used to stabilize geographic knowledge—are here fragmented and suspended. Removed from their original function, they become visual fields of color, texture, and layered memory.

Light plays an important role in the work. The suspended forms cast circular shadows onto the floor, creating a second spatial layer that echoes the installation above. This subtle doubling suggests that every map contains another invisible map beneath it—an unseen geography shaped by memory, migration, and lived experience.

Through this spatial arrangement, Cartologica invites viewers to navigate a landscape where geographic coordinates and personal histories drift between certainty and ambiguity.

Exhibited at

Kunstpakhuset
Solo exhibition Rhythm of Identity, 2025
Curatorial text by Dalida Maria Benfield