Maps of time: exploring the rhythms of a mediated world.

Abstract

Rhythm is a fundamental part of the human experience of place. Traditional mapping, in its translation to the page, prioritises space over time, frequently removing the cyclical rhythms inherent in the experience of landscape in favour of a more linear approach. In the networked world we are constantly translating energies, marking places, and attempting to create interactions between body, space and time. By slowing down the inscription through real time events of environmental change, the experience of the viewer shifts, relating to the mapped space through a new lens. By exploring the layers of 'real-time' inherent within our daily lives we are able to re-frame the rhythms of the digital experience.