Conflux

If any neogeographers find themselves in New York this weekend, they might want to check out Conflux.

This is a huge event and there are way too many things going on for anyone to attend them all. These are some of the projects that caught my attention.

Mapping Journeys, by Margaret Peace. "My goal is to insert visual renderings of memory, identity, and experience into cartography while still operating within the limitations of printed paper maps."

Lynch Debord. by Denis Wood.

Houston's Museum for Missing Places, by Eric Leshinsky.

Graffitti Walking Tour and Street party, by Jake Dobkin from Streetsy.com and The Graffiti Research Lab.

The Smelling Committee, by Caitlin Berrigan and Michael McBean.

The NYSoundmap, by The New York Society for Acoustic Ecology [NYSAE]. (check out their website.)

You Are Not Here, by Mushon Zer-Aviv, Dan Phiffer, Kati London, Thomas Duc, Ran Tao, and Charles Joseph. A New-York/Baghdad mash-up.

Brooklyn Mud Map, by Hugh Davies, Analogue Art Map. "Working with only a biro and with no knowledge of the area, Hugh Davies, representing Analogue Art Map, will navigate Brooklyn for two days using only maps drawn by Brooklynites upon request for directions."

Avenue 5.5, by Odin Cappello. "an alternative walking tour that maps a unique path through a variety of interior and exterior public spaces that connect certain New York City blocks. This architectural tunnel includes spaces such as arcades, atriums, parks and parking lots."