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Walking and Mapping: Artists as Cartographer

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An exploration of walking and mapping as both form and content in art projects using old and new technologies, shoe leather and GPS.

Artist / Author Karen O'Rourke
Publisher The MIT Press
ISBN 9780262528955
Reference P3563
Date 2013
Type Publication

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