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Valentine's Day...

Behind the scenes

14 February 2013. Posted by David Simpson

So to opportunistically grab a great image from the collection, here's a big gold heart.

Ruth Watson Take heart 1999. Chocolate wrapping paper and pins. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1999. Reproduced courtesy of the artist

Ruth Watson's Take Heart is also a map of the world - a heart-shaped projection, or cordiform, based on the Werner projection. Which looks like this:

Français : Oronce Fine, Mappemonde en forme de cœur montrant la Terre australeRecens et integra orbis descriptio, Paris, 1536. Carte gravée sur bois et aquarellée (51 × 57 cm (20.1 × 22.4 in) en 2 f. assemblés)

BNF, Cartes et Plans, Rés. Ge DD 2987 (63)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map-heart-054.jpg

Now that's a Valentine's card I'd like!