Canadian artist, Ingrid Dabringer creates these witty artworks by painting over existing maps of various countries, from the Manhattan subway to a geographic map of the Himalayas. She collects various maps and through their line work and patterns, creates paintings, that seek to find a kind of meaning, “We all move about on our own maps—in real time and space—as we become, endure, find, react—our life takes shape and we interpret our meaning.” Do the figures and characters have a meaning or are they just the result of a random meeting of roads, rivers and contour lines?
She describes the thought process behind her work as; “The exaggerated and distorted images that I illustrate lend themselves nicely to the narrative questions of “why and how.” As I worked on the maps, I found myself remembering the Galapagos Islands, realizing I had never known where the Isle of Mann lies, and singing German lullabies. The process has taken me back to the places I’ve lived and the memories associated with them: Vienna, Jakarta, Beirut, Mexico City, Quito, Boston—and of course Canada, from Kingston to Toronto, Vancouver, and now the Soo.”
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