[Synapse elist] Mapping

[jeremy wood]

Hello all,
I've just made a new map and thought it appropriate that I announce it
here first.
It is a map of the meaning of physics that covers both the natural and
the spiritual.
www.gpsdrawing.com/maps/meaning_of_physics.html

A note on GPS drawing and process:
Seeing the rhythms and patterns of ones tracks can have the affect of
seeing your own ghost. The qualities of line in GPS drawings can
reveal a great deal about movement and process. Just like a pencil
drawing where smooth lines have a different speed to jagged edges, GPS
drawings can detail the elegant lines of a railway and a squiggly walk
to the local shops. As a pencil can momentarily pauses in its
progression, we might hesitate or wait before crossing a road. The
speed of travel can also be coloured to indicate the cold blues of
slow dithering to red hot top speeds, and the altitude of tracks can
add pressure and depth of line.

Thank you Allard for your insight into Songlines. It seems that to
name and communicate after words fail us we can describe with pictures
and symbols, and beyond the surface they are drawn on we can sing of
our surroundings. Has anyone studied the maps in music? Are there any
maps of Edvard Grieg's Norwegian landscapes or of the harmonies and
textures of Claude Debussy?

Cheers,
Jeremy Wood.