Many have bemoaned the lost art of map reading, but the proliferation of GPS-enabled smartphones has also changed how we give directions to strangers on the street — it's just easier to show someone how to get somewhere buy pointing it out on Google Maps. Artist Nobutaka Aozaki has embarked on a quest to preserve the act of drawing out directions with his ever-evolving work "From Here to There," which is a partial map of Manhattan pieced together from dozens of scraps of paper. Aozaki obtains each paper plate, napkin, and page by asking New Yorkers to draw out directions to destinations like famous tourist attractions and restaurants.
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/10/4609410/artist-uses-directions-drawn-by-strangers-to-make-map-of-manhattan
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