This map is an indirect result of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The organizing committee and Fifa there tried very hard to eliminate any reference to rainbow colors. The result, of course, was counterproductive.
The colors of the rainbow are a result of the refraction of light in water droplets. But in addition, they also figuratively represent multicoloredness, diversity and inclusiveness. Since the 1970s, the rainbow flag has been the symbol of the lgbti community.
The six colors of that Pride flag, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange and red, are used in this world map. I have "translated" the altitude map of our planet into the six colors of the flag. Purple corresponds to low-lying areas, red to high mountains.
To counterbalance those variegated colors, I made the oceans dark gray, ral 9004 to be exact.
By the way, purple also more or less indicates the area that will be flooded when all the polar ice melts, but that's another story.
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.
World maps and reliefs made from unique materials, vintage postcards,..
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Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Germany