January 1, 1960
this work comprises a topographically political map of the world as it existed on January 1, 1960. This globe is designed for the foyer of a large community centr in Utrecht built to address a lack of community facilities in an area of high immigrant youth crime. The youths are teh children of immigrants who by and large arrived in Holland in the 1960s. 1960 is teh most striking year in terms of geopolitical remapping. The Dutch colonial office based in Utrecht was closed midway through 1960. The factoids on teh ground relate trivial and significant local and international events that took place in the year 1960.