By medical definition, the word dysraphism means the incomplete fusion or malformation of a seam or junction. When breaking down the term, dys comes from the Greek word meaning “badly” or “ill” and raph comes from the Greek word for “seam”. Therefore, in literal terms, the expression represents an “ill-seaming” or “ill-seemed”.
Anything that can be mapped is done so by illustrating cohesively the spatial properties of an area, object, or a theme. However, an intrinsic issue with spatial mapping is that a city, region, or country is portrayed as unified when these placed are inherently contaminated with divisions and contrasts despite physical proximities.
Dysraphism of London #2 attempts to demonstrate, through spatial audio and imagery, juxtapositions within the single mapped city of London, Ontario. Although classified as a fused city, London is known as socially divided into two areas; East London and West London. London suffers from a dysraphism.
(Please listen using headphones or other physically separated speakers to decipher east from west, represented by the left and right speaker)
