And -- the map is closed, but the autonomous zone is open.
Metaphorically it unfolds within the fractal dimensions
invisible to the cartography of Control. And here we should
introduce the concept of psychotopology (and -topography) as
an alternative "science" to that of the State's surveying
and mapmaking and "psychic imperialism." Only
psychotopography can draw 1:1 maps of reality because only
the human mind provides sufficient complexity to model the
real. But a 1:1 map cannot "control" its territory because
it is virtually identical with its territory. It can only be
used to
suggest, in a sense
gesture towards, certain
features. We are looking for "spaces" (geographic, social,
cultural, imaginal) with potential to flower as autonomous
zones -- and we are looking for times in which these spaces
are relatively open, either through neglect on the part of
the State or because they have somehow escaped notice by the
mapmakers, or for whatever reason. Psychotopology is the art
of
dowsing for potential TAZs.
-- Hakim Bey, "The Temporary Autonomous Zone" (1990)