Manifesto
We already share one planet.
One atmosphere. One soil. One moment in time.
Our symbols have not caught up.
By overlaying 254 national flags into a single image, this project transforms one of the strongest instruments of distinction into a field of simultaneity.
No nation disappears.
None remains isolated.
One flag stands apart — +1.
White. Empty. Open.
It holds space for what no nation can yet name:
digital publics, the displaced,
the stateless, future forms of belonging.
At its core, SIMULTANEOUS NATIONS explores the idea of a planetary consciousness — the awareness that human existence is fundamentally interconnected across political, geographical and cultural borders.
SIMULTANEOUS NATIONS only becomes complete through participation.
Raise the flag where it matters to you.
Be part of the project.
Philipp Alexander Schäfer · 2026