Re:connaissance

To understand how processes within the European Union work, consider the timeline of this essay: On 14 February 2026, I requested high-resolution images of the current euro banknotes from the European Central Bank (ECB) in order to analyse their visual de…

Jo and Steve bumped along comfortably as Jo steered the drilling rig over the undulating desert terrain.

Greenland as a Cartographic Object When I started Re:connaissance, I pledged myself a vow: I would never write an essay about the area distortions of the Mercator projection.

Dear Readers, As we find ourselves on the first days of the New Year 2026, I first and foremost want to wish you all the best for the year ahead and express my gratitude — for reading along, subscribing to this blog, and taking the time to engage with my…

»The clock, not the steam-engine, is the key-machine of the modern industrial age.« — Lewis Mumford, technics and civilization, 1934 The clock, Lewis Mumford once remarked, was the true machine of the modern age.

Latest in the News In recent weeks, two NGOs launched the campaign »Correct the Map«, urging institutions to adopt the Equal Earth projection as a better alternative to the Mercator projection.

Somewhere in a provincial classroom in 1970s Gujareti, a student stands in front of the class and points to a map of the Soviet Union mounted right beside the blackboard.

Welcome to the first edition of Re:port — a recurring series to Re:connaissance.

Laughed, Legislated, and Launched — A Joke Turned ’America First It was a mild, almost warm day in February 2012 when Steve Holland, a Democratic state representative from Mississippi, tried to make a joke.