Brea-05_Mapmaking_Carlos Matallana

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April 6, 2018 ·

Carlos Matallana. Excerpt from “Brea.” 2017. Ink on paper. Image courtesy of the artist.

Carlos Matallana. Excerpt from “Brea.” 2017. Ink on paper. Image courtesy of the artist.

The image is a whole page from the book. Toward the bottom of the page, a young boy in silhouette walks in profile while looking down at his open book; a bold black line runs across the bottom of the page under his feet. The background or superimposition is a child’s (his) drawing of a map in aerial view, showing streets, basketball courts, and buildings (drawn straight-on, not aerial), as well as a dotted line along a street that leads to a larger dot at an intersection.