This work is part of a series of adaptations of the provincial map of the Netherlands. This version is composed of triangles with an emphasis on the vertical lines. There are also versions with horizontally oriented triangles, with squares and with parallelograms.
The basis is always a map on which each of the twelve provinces has its own color. Our neighbors Germany and Belgium are light and dark gray and the North Sea is, of course, blue.
I have divided that map into triangles of regular size, with the long sides placed vertically. This creates beautiful transitional tones in the border areas of the provinces, along the North Sea coast and at the national borders. I have slightly accentuated the borders between the areas.
I enjoy discovering how, despite this simplification, many things remain recognizable: the Wadden Sea, the IJsselmeer, the Zeeland islands, Limburg which stubbornly stretches out in the direction of Southern Europe.
As a map to find your way around, this work is completely useless, but as a cheerful wall decoration it is an asset!
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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