Maps have always fascinated me. Not just as tools for finding places, but as quiet frames through which we’re taught to see the world.

But the more I looked at them, the more I began to notice what they left out—what they distorted, shrunk, exaggerated, or made invisible altogether. These were not neutral representations; they were shaped by histories, power, and perspectives that didn’t reflect the fullness of the world I knew.

This project began as a way to reimagine that. To ask:
What might a map look like if it wasn’t trying to center some places over others? What if visibility itself was the point?

What I’ve created isn’t a traditional map. It’s a design—a visual prompt—for learning, unlearning, and seeing again. A reminder that there’s always more to the world than we’ve been shown.

If this resonates with you, I hope you’ll sit with it. Maybe even hang it somewhere you’ll see it every day.

— Rhinoscarab