Topographies of the Insignificant is a web-based project from 2010 presenting a series of micro-topological maps of ultra-local spaces in five European cities: Berlin, Bratislava, Luxembourg, Rome and Vienna. Each map focuses on a section of pavement filled with overlooked details such as cigarette butts, coffee spills, chewing gum and small weeds. The selected sites appear to lack history or unique features, yet they contain complex layers of information and hidden connections.
A collective of ten artists, led by Anders Bojen and Kristoffer Ørum, documented these spaces and transformed them into an interconnected web of associations, facts, myths and misunderstandings. The resulting work consists of around 600 interlinked texts, images and videos. Some elements are only revealed through exploration, others remain invisible, and a hidden part of the project can be discovered by persistent visitors.
The project was exhibited at General Public in Berlin, tranzit.sk in Bratislava, Casino Luxembourg in Luxembourg, and Fondazione Volume! in Rome, as well as Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Vienna.
It was coded using the then-ubiquitous Flash interactive format. As a result, it is now defunct and can no longer be accessed in its original form.