Thomas Friedman says the world is flat. Ingo Génther proves otherwise. In his Worldprocessor series, the New York artist maps geosocial and scientific data from newspapers and NGOs onto 12-inch-diameter plastic globes. The result is part infographic, part networking diagram, part humanistic commentary. So far, Génther has crafted some 300 globes, more than a third of which go on display in August at Kyushu University in Japan. His biggest challenge? Keeping his worldviews up-to-date. Because the underlying statistics are always changing, Génther’s work can be quickly rendered obsolete, so much so that he rarely sells it. "I once considered putting expiration dates on the pieces," he says. "I’d rather lease them and then retrieve them for updating."
[Globe 008]
Life Expectancy
The average number of years people in each nation live.
[Globe 175]
Asteroid Impacts
Points where celestial bodies have collided with Earth.
[Globe 266]
One-Taiwan Policy
Taiwan on its own - a rebuke of the mainland’s one-China policy.
[Globe 118]
Time Zones
How the clock divides the globe.
[Globe 155]
Company vs. Country
A nation whose GDP rivals a corporation’s gross income adopts the company’s name. Example: Pakistan becomes Sony.
[Globe 163-2]
Moody’s Rating
The lower a nation’s Moody’s Investors Service credit score, the darker it appears, and some places vanish entirely.
[Globe 252]
Satellite Radio Broadcasting Footprints
The coverage areas of WorldSpace satellites AfriStar and AsiaStar.
[Globe 087]
Ring of Fire
Selected fault lines and epicenters of earthquakes (5.0 or higher on the Richter scale).
- Ken Taylor
[Globe 008]
Life Expectancy
[Globe 175]
Asteroid Impacts
[Globe 266]
One-Taiwan Policy
[Globe 118]
Time Zones
[Globe 155]
Company vs. Country
[Globe 163-2]
Moody’s Rating
[Globe 252]
Satellite Radio Broadcasting Footprints
[Globe 087]
Ring of Fire
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