By now, we have a r r i ved a t the f a r ma r g ins o f the maps . We a re in the “ s ea o f mons t e r s . ” Stunning image s o f wa t e r dr agons and the l i ke—t aken f rom books o f the 15th centur y and on— appea r in ex t r avagant de t a i l . They a re l i t t l e economi e s o f pen and ink dep i c t ing c rea ture s f rom our imag ina t i ons : she - dev i l me rma i ds , wa l rus e s wi th wa t e r spout s , and Ne s s i e s o f the deep . Such t e r r i tor i e s a re onl y t amed through the s e inc red i b l e dep i c t i ons o f wonde r, but a re c i phe r s o f the unknown . He re , a t the out e r edge s , we a re Wh e r e t h e Wi l d Th i ng s Ar e . But whe re do the s e maps l ead us ? Whe re a re the s t a r s ? They a re the l uminous sphe re s o f books . Li ke the sp in o f the hand on v iny l , thi s i s the sp in o f the g r aphi c image on pape r. Hagne r s amp l ed f rom many k inds o f books : ske t chbooks , 15th and 16th centur y books , papa l bu l l s , and books on maps . He a l so s amp l ed f rom the pr int ing proce s s i t s e l f : s c r ap pape r, f i r s t pu l l s , a s we l l a s cut s and b l ot che s on and a round the pr int ing sur f ace s . The s e image s a re remi xed by hand into the cor porea l mani fe s t a t i ons o f the pr int ed and pre s s ed image f rom our cu l tur a l l ex i cons , re sona t ing wi th our co l l ec t i ve ( v i sua l ) uncons c i ous . As Ma s t e r Pr int e r Hagne r r i f f s on L .A .
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