Reviews

Where You Are: A Collection of Maps That Will Leave You Feeling Completely Lost by Alice Rawsthorn, Olafur Eliasson, Lila Azam Zanganeh, Will Wiles, Denis Wood, Leanne Shapton, James Bridle, John Simpson, Sheila Heti, Alain de Botton, Peter Turchi, Adam Thirlwell, Will Gompertz, Tao Lin, Geoff Dyer, Joe Dunthorne, Ted Mineo, Chloe Aridjis, Valeria Luiselli

raffaelhirt's review

informative fast-paced

3.5

drewsof's review

4.0

A fantastic collection, although worth taking in over several days. Tackle one or two maps at a time then take a break. Read them out of order. Think about them. If one doesn’t strike you, move on – you’ll find yourself wherever you are no matter how you tackle this box. Some say that last year was a big year for the “book-as-object” – but those ladies at Visual Editions have known from the start that the object is nothing unless there’s something worthwhile inside. Where You Are just proves that they’re still on top of the game.
(It’s also worth adding that, in this increasingly digital world, they’re not afraid to get their hands dirty. The Composition No. 1 app was pretty cool but www.where-you-are.com is even cooler. Go give it a trial run, see what you think. Then print out a map to the nearest bookstore that stocks Where You Are.)

More at RB: http://ragingbiblioholism.com/2014/01/18/where-you-are/