I’m a big fan of public transport. It’s the perfect way to explore new cities. But my obsession goes far beyond actually riding the trains. A transit map is like a magic reverse drawing.
Usually, when I make a drawing, I look at something complex and deconstruct it on paper into a legible visual essence of the object.
A transit system starts as an abstract drawing that is then built into a complex reality. And the map is the magic key that allows me to navigate an infinitely complex place like Tokyo or Seoul with ease and joy.
Available as a silkscreen print here.
The bathroom in our home is made with 10×10 cm tiles. It shows the NYC subway map folded into the space.
A New Yorker front and back cover.
More New Yorker covers here.
The subway in Los Angeles, from the book “Hopes and Dreams”
Installation at Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin
My favourite Subway Typography (Paris)
From my kids book SUBWAY