Terra incognita
Terra incognita, or unknown land, is a term that cartographers used to mark parts of the world that were unexplored.
The term is rarely used today because it is said that we have mapped every
part of the planet. But there's a difference between the map and the terrain.
By their nature, maps are simplified models that emphasise and omit to fulfil a purpose. To know the world intimately, we must journey to the places we think we know, the places we've read about in books, the places we've seen on maps, to experience them for ourselves. With the intricacy and richness of all our senses.
We must wander into the blue of distance and bear witness to the
intimate treasures of our personal terra incognita.
The term is rarely used today because it is said that we have mapped every
part of the planet. But there's a difference between the map and the terrain.
By their nature, maps are simplified models that emphasise and omit to fulfil a purpose. To know the world intimately, we must journey to the places we think we know, the places we've read about in books, the places we've seen on maps, to experience them for ourselves. With the intricacy and richness of all our senses.
We must wander into the blue of distance and bear witness to the
intimate treasures of our personal terra incognita.
Thank you.