My Map Of Auckland

My map of Auckland consists of 3 layers, it can be read front on and sectionally.

Layer 1 - is a map of Auckland city, and is used to map out the points where those who have been contacted are at the time of contact

Layer 2 - is a the same of Auckland city, but is used to map out the point where my flat mate was at the time of contact

Layer 3 - is a map of the world, and is used to map out the points where those have been contacted outside of Auckland city are at the time of contact

By viewing this data in section the volume and location of contact made is read instantly. It can be seen that each of us contacted those closest to us notably more than those who live far away.

By viewing this data from front on we can see the parts of Auckland used the most by us. You can easily make out where our flat and university are.

Exhibition Blurb

Mass communication and information has changed the situation of the city. We need new ways of mapping to document and understand the continually changing world we live in.

Technology has made most places in world easily accessible. Our messages can arrive at almost any place instantaneously, in a sense removing all relevance of distance and time.

These invisible means of communication are creating a new sense of place. They make physical space only one of the places we can be in any one instant. This must have some effect on architecture; the solid becomes permeable, walls no longer form a barrier.

Over the course of a week I collected data from each of my flat mates. They recorded every person they text, phoned, emailed or face booked during that time.

By sandwiching the world to express the instant connection between places, I linked all of these points of communication.

Ironically, though these technologies do give us the opportunity to keep in contact with friends and family around the world, and though we all did use this technology to contact people internationally, the people we contacted the most were each other!

At the very least, what does this say about flat as a place? Some days we probably have more conversations through our cell phones then around our kitchen table.

The Final Product