Ex-Names website
Contributed by Cinzia Bongino on Jul 2nd, 2022. Artwork published in
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Ex-Names aims to make more visible a common practice among vessel owners: the change of name and register. Here are presented a selection of 10 vessels that changed identity very often in recent years, listed until March 2019. Every ship has its identification number: why so many changes of names too?
Creating a “flag of flags” is a way to reconstruct the identity of a ship. By putting together the change of register (flag state) and name (ownership), it is possible to visualize the number of owners and countries of registration of the vessel. The length of each flag represents the timespan the ship sailed under specific jurisdiction.
Made as a student project at Design Academy Eindhoven in 2019.
