A Cartogram of Vilém Flusser’s Nomadism

This contribution presents a cartogram, a map that is altered so that the surface area of geographic entities are proportional to another kind of value. Developed by Clemens Jahn and Daniel Irrgang for the exhibition “Bodenlos – Vilém Flusser and the Arts” at ZKM Karlsruhe (2015) and the Academy of Arts Berlin (2015/16), it visualizes Vilém Flusser’s nomadism, a complex interplay of experiences of displacement and intersubjective connection. While the cartogram was initially disseminated within the exhibition context, it has not been widely published until now, making this special issue of Flusser Studies an opportunity for broader engagement. The publication is accompanied by an introduction written for this issue, which contextualizes the cartogram within Flusser’s biographical narrative and highlights its relevance in examining the ongoing issues of displacement and uprootedness in society.