Palindromeda System. 2002

This artwork is derived from investigating the maps of London, Paris, and Chicago. Influenced by urban design going back to my work while at Goldsmiths College London in 1983 as a student. Overlayering maps creates a fused space alluding to new worlds and imaginary cities. These fictional places are hybridised identities of the landscape. The landscape of the map and of the city is reformed becuase of the marks we make. This generative software system is made from processed images of maps from around the world to create more fictional cities and imaginary cities. In this original artwork 'Palindromeda' can only be mirrored a the twinning process where is each half is actually part of the cellualar zygote. The cell formed by the union of two maps that mirrors in identity and spilts. In the mirror the sequence that reads the same backwards as forwards is created, the palindrome space. This mirror twinning is determined by the time it takes to split the original. By doing this and merging multiple cities a new space is created.

Available in an edition of 3. Custom made software system and computer files.

To be shown on series of large screens.

Keywords: Artwork, system, real time, maps.