Places we have never been, or even seen, are often inscribed in our imaginations and even define our sense of who we are. This class will be a semester-long student-driven investigation into a particular “unseen” site. We will triangulate the source materials including images, television shows, writings and songs that have created this place in our minds, and search for the hidden historical, social and political forces at work in this imagined site. Through a wide range of 2D research and experimentation, including drawing, photography, collage, mapping, painting and notations, this course will culminate in a final expanded 2D project that makes this unseen site visible.