Maps are representations that facilitate a spatial understanding of things, concepts, conditions, processes or events in the human world. The representation techniques used can vary from graphic arts and spatial models to poetry, songs and dance. Maps not just reproduce geophysical realities, but can also transmit the shape of sacred space and the realms of fantasy and myth as explored by the inward eye.

The thematic project "Mapping Human Violence" will have the following elements:

study of core texts on the history of human violence
seeing examples from historical atlases, image statistics, etc
database techniques for collecting documentation on war and terrorism
developing models to store, analyze and visualize source materials
making a web-based group work on a choosen aspect of terrorism
making an individual work
writing an essay/report on the subject of the seminar

An extended description of the project is at: http://imaginarymuseum.org/MHV/index.html