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Geographies

The texts included here think about territories—what constitutes or defines them, and how terrains and material cultures are mapped through historical and contemporary lenses.

Photograph of the planet Earth in space, viewed from the surface of the moon. The Earth’s lower half is obscured by shadow.
Photograph of the planet Earth in space, viewed from the surface of the moon. The Earth’s lower half is obscured by shadow.

Seeing Global

Susan Buck-Morrs traces the impacts and connections of globalisation through images, from the earliest maps to modern postcolonial art
32 mins: 
Critique  /  Article
A graphic which appears as a collage of black blotches and lines across the page with numerous small handwritten phrases and drawings written and drawn on and between them.
A graphic which appears as a collage of black blotches and lines across the page with numerous small handwritten phrases and drawings written and drawn on and between them.

Railways, Whales, and Star Atlases: Real/Imagined Geographies and Speculative Cartographies of Eurasia

Curator and researcher Mi You explores Eurasianism in the context of the ‘Unmapping Eurasia’ project
11 mins: 
Critique  /  Article
Monochrome photograph depicting a studio portrait of a young boy.
Monochrome photograph depicting a studio portrait of a young boy.

A Short Story About Foreign Affairs

Artist Heman Chong explores the infrastructure of nationalism through his ‘Foreign Affairs’ project, in which he photographs the back doors of embassies
11 mins: 
Critique  /  Article
Mixed media work on canvas depicting a close-up of Hong Kong high rise residential buildings. The lines of the building are rendered in a mix of orange, red, and yellow, layered on top of grey, black, and green, making the image appear completely abstract at first glance.
Mixed media work on canvas depicting a close-up of Hong Kong high rise residential buildings. The lines of the building are rendered in a mix of orange, red, and yellow, layered on top of grey, black, and green, making the image appear completely abstract at first glance.

How Histories Make Geographies: Circulation and Context in a Global Perspective

Podium presents a reprint of an essay by Arjun Appadurai, examining the global flow and circulation of culture and forms
15 mins: 
Critique  /  Article

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