This colourful world map shows all the time zones used on our planet. For aesthetic reasons - the map is primarily meant to be pretty on the wall - I left out the context.
At first, therefore, the map looks quite abstract but if you look closer you will recognise some country borders and coastlines, at Argentina and Greenland, for example. Some Asian countries have, quite stubbornly, a half-hourly time zone and therefore stand out quite clearly: India, Iran, Afghanistan, Myanmar.
I have given the different time zones a shadow effect, as if each hour slides under the next. This not only adds relief to the flat image but also makes the transitions clearer.
On the far right we see the date line, where the new day slides over the old one. And because the archipelago Kiribati has draped this border around itself, we see it on the far left as well.
As a wall decoration, this map is for people who are not afraid of a little colour. It is an image that has no problem playing a role as an abstract work of art, but can also emerge as an occasion for conversations about distant lands, beautiful memories and dreamed-of adventures.
                                
                                        My work can be found in the border regions of photography,  painting and computer visuals. With my company 3Develop I do work in commission but I use the same techniques,  skills and software  to make free work.
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