Maps have always been composed of both their function and their storytelling. The earliest cartographers were just as dedicated to the accuracy of their designs as they were to the implicit meaning hidden in the frames, naming conventions, and illustrations that gave the map its character: the extra details have always been just as important as the physical data in imbuing a sense of the space that they represent. There is emotion in every map because they are made to make us feel, to make us look a little closer, to make us wander. They position us in the world and ask us to question what we actually know about it. Is there a way, then, to strip out the existing data and leave the emotion? Can we apply it to information that isn’t geographic, and that requires the attention and nuance that a map commands? There is a deep inherent relationship between cartography and the environment, as mapping a space requires a respect for that space. Each of the exhibits featured in this exhibition create new geography based on real environmental data in an attempt to highlight issues from a new immersive perspective. This is not about geography. This is about using a map as a vehicle for communicating something else, and trying to bring the intricate details of an issue to the surface. Every map is a transportive tunnel, with layers of meaning to explore. Does it matter if the space is literal?