An unconventional map of Southern New Mexico that unfolds a landscape of vibrant, electrifying “junk”—the beautiful, strange, and easily overlooked artifacts of life in the desert. Trailer towns, sun-bleached ranches, abandoned storefronts, UFO lore, and long stretches of nothingness collide in a place often dismissed as empty, forgotten, or fringe. But beneath that surface lives a quiet magic.

This map reframes Southern New Mexico not as a void, but as a living archive of texture, stories, and visual oddities. It invites you to wander off the highway and into the in-between—to notice what’s usually passed by.

Designed as an interactive, exploratory experience, the map rewards curiosity. Digital collages of found materials are hidden within its folds, revealing unexpected moments of color, humor, and intrigue. It’s less a guide and more an invitation: to look closer, linger longer, and discover wonder in the abandoned.