Reflection and Rebellion A Loudspeaker project Autumn 2021

Maps, Networks, Arteries
Allison Katz’ poster for ‘Artery’ which
includes maps of road junctions and of the
Nottingham Caves was the starting point
for us to create artworks using maps.
We made a collaborative artwork in the
gallery by cutting up a Nottingham A-Z and
creating a collage with it.
In the studio we drew over the roads and
lines on Ordnance Survey maps, using
carbon paper to transfer our marks onto
paper. We then added colour to these
drawings.
Seeing the paths as arteries and finding
ways though places, ways to be guided
was exciting. We started to notice shapes
within our map artworks e.g. a garden
became a fish and a lake became a Loch
Ness monster.
‘‘It was totally unpredictable as you
couldn’t tell what your drawing was
going to look like. I like that – not
knowing”.
Poster by Allison Katz for her exhibition Artery at
Nottingham Contemporary, 2021. Courtesy the artist.
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