The art of painting represents for the geographer, perhaps more than for another individual, the search for an image of the world as a sort of ecstasy of spaces. The apparent objectivity of scientific concepts, beloved by geographers, must be moderated by their hidden subjectivity. This is why, as a geographer, I continue to ask questions about space and landscapes, about their social and symbolic meanings through an unusual media: painting.
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