Interview
Kwame Osei on Maps That Don't Resolve
Drawing systems for places that could not quite exist.
23 Jun 2026 · Fardokht Gorouhi · Paris, February 2026 · 1 min read
Osei's drawings look like diagrams until you try to follow them. We spoke about getting lost on purpose.
Your maps never lead anywhere. Is that the point?
I map places that can't quite exist, so the real ones make sense. A map that resolves has stopped thinking.
How do you begin a drawing?
With a rule, then I break it. The pleasure is in the moment the system fails and something stranger takes over.
A map that resolves has stopped thinking.