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Unclaimed, claimed, unclaimable

Floor Koomen

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If you look closely at the map of the world, you’ll find unrecognized states, micronations and curious border zones. These places exist in a kind of limbo, in the shadows of international relations. De Facto, a project by Jorie Horsthuis and Floor Koomen, explores these realms.

Notes from Bar Tawil (unclaimed), Transnistria (claimed), and Nutopia (unclaimable).

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