Ibrahimpaşa – the village off the Google Map
We arrived at Ibrahimpaşa last night, the place where we will be doing our residency for the next month at the Babayan Culture House. One of the things that I think is… Continue reading
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Rumi and Sufism
In an earlier post we explored briefly the Mawlawi Order and Women and Sufism. We were very pleased that our humble posts have been listed as references on another blog (Earth Pages) by… Continue reading
Istanbul and ISEA2011 – physical and virtual access
One of the biggest challenges we have experienced in Istanbul is actually working out where we are on the map. It is relatively easy to identity significant sites like the Hagia Sofia, The… Continue reading
Istanbul – a hybrid city of contrasts
To state that Istanbul is an impressive city would be somewhat of an understatement. It is an overwhelming place, with over 14 million inhabitants and crossing two continents. Istanbul is total sensory overload,… Continue reading
Map Symbology
When producing a map it is important to choose mapping symbols that can be easily understood by the map reader. When using colour there are some fairly obvious conventions, particularly for topographic maps,… Continue reading
The Hereford Map – layering geography, history and theology
Today we watched part of a wonderful documentary titled “The Beauty of Maps”, which was forwarded to us from a friend (thanks Bron!) from the wonderful Brain Pickings blog. Anyway, the main focus… Continue reading
Gallipoli – a cultural connection
So much of my thinking leading up to this trip has focused on how to engage with Turkey as cultural strangers, as people who have no direct connection to the culture and history… Continue reading
Saint Thecla – First Woman Evangelist
We recently discovered the story of Thecla, who was a significant figure in early Christianity also hailing from Konya, one of the places we will be visiting in September. This is our adaptation… Continue reading
Mood maps and mapping our world according to the things we love
When I was recently on training to be an Indigenous Community Volunteer, we did a wonderful exercise where we all mapped the things in our world that were important to us in all… Continue reading
The history of mapping – Hipparchus
One of the topics that often comes up in conversation is how formal cartographic training does not explore the history of mapping, which is an area we are both interested in exploring as… Continue reading