Colour, Based on Nature (Irma Boom)

This one takes the concept of Irma Boom’s previous work further afield, highlighting UNESCO World Heritage sites across the globe and on every continent. Color diagrams are derived from eighty natural locations designated by UNESCO as worthy of celebrating and saving. It’s an exercise in describing without words, using instead colors to evoke and acknowledge the essence of a place. Detailed information about the World Heritage properties, their selection criteria, how many are inscribed per nation, and in what regions such sites are most endangered makes this an important tribute to the reasons such places exist. A completely unique experience and a spectacular thing at which to look. We should probably make a movie about this one, but here’s a nice video made by someone else »