psychosocial cartographies | 2022 | palimsest

In geology, a palimpsest is a geographical feature composed of superimposed structures
created at different times.

In textual studies, a palimpsest (/ˈpælɪmpsɛst/) is a manuscript page, either from a scroll or
a book, from which the text has been scraped or washed off so that the page can be reused for
another document.

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body.

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Google Maps is a web mapping platform and consumer application offered by Google. It offers satellite imagery, aerial photography, street maps, 360° interactive panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions, and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bike, air (in beta) and public transportation.
Identity formation, also called identity development or identity construction, is a complex process in which humans develop a clear and unique view of themselves and of their identity.

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Place identity or place-based identity refers to a cluster of ideas about place and identity in the fields of geography, urban planning, urban design, landscape architecture, environmental psychology, ecocriticism and urban sociology/ecological sociology.

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The term sense of place has been used in many different ways. It is a multidimensional, complex construct used to characterize the relationship between people and spatial settings. It is a characteristic that some geographic places have and some do not, while to others it is a feeling or perception held by people (not by the place itself). It is often used in relation to those characteristics that make a place special or unique, as well as to those that foster a sense of authentic human attachment and belonging

Source: Wikipedia

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Me - a person, an animal, a human being. I put places in my memory. Topography, color palette, architecture, details that do not match the composition. I add emotions, relationship stories, politics, time, sounds, smells.
I save the map in my mind stash. Data decays, evolves, and sometimes gets completely erased. They are part of the identity. Being and place. People and space.

The images I remember are reproduced by new incoming and outgoing beings. They differ more, sometimes less. They exist simultaneously or independently of each other. A sight or memory of a place appearing in your mind - often suddenly and without any conscious reason, starts the reading of the map record. Sometimes a correction is applied.
The places are documented over and over again. For many beings. Ontological, invisible palimpsests increase and decrease. They exist in the collective memory of human beings.