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NorthArrowsEnforceFalseOrder

Compass roses stamp north at the top without debate. Every highway and trail bends to match that printed line rather than the actual rise of land or pull of current. Drivers follow the screen arrow that redraws itself after each error. The physical needle inside a handheld compass swings near steel bridges and power lines. Maps print away those swings and sell the grid as truth. The ground keeps its own slant long after the chart is refolded.
Punk zine cut-and-paste collage of jagged torn paper strips forming a crooked bending line across a cream ground, photocopied halftone grain, hand-cut edges...
Photocopied high-contrast collage of a steel lattice bridge trestle silhouette overprinted with a small warped dark sliver hovering just off its expected lin...