By baruk on May 17, 2011
i’ve never quite understood ‘travelling’ as it is often done today, the main purpose of which seems to be to rush from one place to another, with more photographs of a place than memories. i seem to prefer the slow journey, where you spend months or years in a place before moving on. it [...]
Posted in maps, uncategorised | Tagged atlas of remote islands, banaba, islands, maps, review(ish), reviews |
By baruk on August 13, 2010
been a while since i did a map, and this long weekend i’ve had seemed like the perfect time to do one that’s been on my mind for a while. auckland’s CBD (central business district) has a whole lot of art going- sculpture on almost every corner and art galleries on any space left. there [...]
Posted in maps | Tagged auckland, graffiti, street art |
By baruk on February 7, 2010
“Mizoram has the most variegated hilly terrain in the eastern part of India. The hills are steep (avg. height 1000 metres) and separated by rivers which flow either to the north or south creating deep gorges between the hill ranges. The highest peak in Mizoram is the Phawngpui (Blue Mountain) with a height of 2210 [...]
Posted in etc, maps | Tagged art, culture, image, map, mizo, mizoram
By baruk on August 23, 2009
Maps have a subversive potential that is often ignored and overlooked. They have been used by rulers, whether kings or ‘elected’ governments to name and signify, telling us what places are called and why they are significant. There is a power in naming places, as those who fought for Bangalore to be called Bengaluru and [...]
Posted in maps | Tagged hamilton, maori, map, maps, pa, resistance
By baruk on August 21, 2009
View Waikato Region Public Libraries in a larger map I love libraries. Not just that they have books, I love the fact that they lend them out, letting you read books you could never afford and (when functioning properly) are a beautiful slap-in-the-face for big business publishing. I particularly love the public libraries in Hamilton, [...]
Posted in maps | Tagged libraries, map, maps, resistance
By baruk on August 16, 2009
View Hamilton Op Shops/Secondhand in a larger map Op (opportunity) shops are *brilliant places where you can get second hand clothes, furniture, cutlery and almost anything that people are willing to give away. People give the op shops things they no longer want/need, and the shop then sells it cheap, using the money generated for [...]
Posted in maps | Tagged hamilton, map, maps, op shops, resistance
