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201916 minPGdoc-short

Arctic

201916 minPGdoc-short

In the Svalbard archipelago, a crumpled map becomes a canvas for artistic expression, blending mental cartography with painting and drawing.

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Jesus Mari Lazkano,

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In the Svalbard archipelago, a crumpled map becomes a canvas for artistic expression, blending mental cartography with painting and drawing.

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Jesus Mari Lazkanodirector

Josu Venerodirector

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Resting on the table is the map of my last trip to the Svalbard archipelago, at the North Pole. That map, crumpled and broken, has become a form of mental cartography, a territory of painting and drawing, a new and exciting space for the imagination.

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