Urville
From the site:"Hello, let me introduce myself, my name is Gilles Trehin, I'm 28, I live in Cagnes sur Mer, near Nice, in south-east of France.
I'm told I have autism, some say I have Asperger's syndrome (it's very similar). Maybe it is the reason I have been drawing since the age of 5 and I have always been fascinated by big cities and aeroplanes.
In 1984, I started to be interested by the conception of an imaginary city called Urville. The name came from "Dumont d'Urville", a scientific base, in a French territory of the Antarctic. Since then, I made many (200) drawings of Urville, and I wrote a historical, geographical, cultural and economic description. I also have a book project, called "Urville Sightseeing Tour" that I'd love to publish. My greatest pleasure is to be invited to give a lecture on Urville because I can make it exist!"
posted by Johnny at 9:56 AM
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Antarctica plays an important role in the line of conspiracy inquery championed over the years by the likes of Mae Brussell. On her radio show, she read excerpts from a number of US officials and military men (among them, Adm. Byrd) who pointed out the strategic importance of the continent and the lack of a US presence on it for a decade or two.
Since lot of cloak and dagger games are associated with the Antarctic, I find it curious that this young man dares to build an entire city there. I wonder if he actually has any investors.
The name of the city is interesting as well. The ancient city-state of Ur is alluded to all the time by academicians as a metaphor for the mysterious, but definitive origin of someplace: e.g., ur-text, ur-source, etc.
Another fascinating post.
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