Monthly archives: May 2024

Painted wall at Palm Springs airport, shared by Foonsayzee

Simon Landauer shared this picture from an immersive experience in Paris

Angharad Stone shared her London dressing gown.

In case there would be any doubts, Maps Rock! Thanks, Dean, for sharing this badge.

We popped into the Whitechapel Gallery yesterday and saw some uninspiring installations and performance art but as you might expect I spotted a few globes hidden in the displays. And this nice sign in the reception area

We finish this week’s series with US President Obama. I hope you enjoyed the series. C215 has been prolific on maps and old map boards, so stay tuned; there is more to come. C215, Christian Guemy’s website c215.fr

David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first prime minister, stands resolute on a 1950s Vidal Lablache map depicting the ancient Near East and the biblical history of the Jewish people. C215, Christian Guemy’s website c215.fr

Revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh gazes out from a vintage map of Vietnam. A symbol of resilience and national pride C215, Christian Guemy’s website c215.fr

A masked Parisian embrace painted over a map of the City of Lights. C215 reminds us: “l’important c’est d’aimer” (what matters is love). C215, Christian Guemy’s website c215.fr

French author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, known for “The Little Prince,” soars over his homeland on a vintage map of France. Where will imagination take you today? C215, Christian Guemy Website : c215.fr

For our second episode, I chose this powerful image of a lion standing proudly over a map of Africa. It evokes the continent’s rich wildlife and the lion’s reign as the apex predator in the savannas and grasslands. C215, Christian Guemy’s English website c215.fr

This week, we start a series with the artist Christian Guemy. C215, Christian Guemy’s artistic pseudonym, is a French street artist renowned for his unique blend of historical figures and vintage map boards. By transforming these weathered maps into canvases, C215 breathes new life into forgotten objects while leaving a […]

Marc-Tobias said “Seen in Tokyo, fineprint says produced in Spain”

Reinder sent this pic of the entrance to the Dutch National Archive, he said “It’s hard to see – but these glass doors in the Dutch National Archives in The Hague do contain a cartographic image of the Netherlands”. Instead of through the looking glass, we have through the cartograph […]

When your Canadian friends have just arrived in London and have settled in. I must admit I am still a bit jealous of their blanket.