Flags
2015
Needlepoint
My father was a vexillologist (flag collector). It interests me how flag design is steeped in metaphor and symbolism.
My father was a vexillologist — a flag collector. It interests me how flag design is steeped in metaphor and symbolism.
I decided to learn more about individual flags and their design elements — what constitutes “good” or “bad” flag design — and to see if I could alter these or offer new interpretations.
All photographs in this series are by Margaret Timbrell.
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