Diagrammatic maps as critical devices for hyperlocalizability

Abstract

This article discusses the emergence of a sense of hyperlocalizability related to the “mapping fever” triggered by the accessibility of cartographic databases and the popularization of geolocation features. Without denying the importance of these resources, it is important to heed to what they imply in terms of atrophy of imagination, by suggesting an essentially descriptive use of space and applications that address only the efficiency of routes. In contrast, this article presents the project Você não está aqui - UR Not Here - (Beiguelman and Velazquez, 2012), a device that creates cities and produces new spatial senses by means of delocation strategies.