Sahir Rahman: Maps and Journeys

For Leah's Project, we are required to create a journey and document it, making it personal to ourselves. For my idea, I decided to visit all the local pubs around West Street, Farnham.

In Rosie's lecture , we learnt about the many ways that maps can be portrayed through art. One of the topics mentioned was GPS, and how that can be related to something artistic.

GPS tracking allows someone to trace their journey, seeing the start point and end point. Many people have created imagery from GPS on a map by tracking their route and creating an object out of it.

GPS Image of a Jellyfish by Michael Wallace

This is a great way to visualise how this person travelled, as it was a single route (no stopping and then turning on the GPS to create the image), giving us the idea that this person had to backtrack during their journey in order to create this image.

My idea is to visit all the local pubs around Farnham Town Centre. I will picture the inside of the pubs and note down any important sights and also the atmosphere of them using sound clips to add detail.

I planned my route (above picture) and mapped out all the pubs on the road. This would give me an idea on where they were and how many I can tick off the list.

The Jolly Sailors