Buy the world

How hungry are you? Which country do you want to buy?
Become a part of net art history.

Art object for eternity by W. T. Falscher.
The Swiss conceptual artist is making his “buythe.world” artwork available.

Anyone can immortalize themselves on the world map by purchasing a country from the map and placing a link to a desired website. Forever.

Prices for countries are calculated according to the IMF’s current estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) from 2023 divided by 1000.

All proceeds will be donated to aid organizations fighting world hunger – especially those working to help the poorest: Children.

What is the project all about?

We live in a cynical world. Democracies that were based on value systems are now based on constructs that are more in line with dictatorships and imperialist ideas.

What would have been unthinkable yesterday is now being said loudly and publicly, legitimized by democratic elections – as is currently the case in the USA.

Art can help to survive disastrous times. Inspiration for something good can exist in almost every misery. You just have to take a closer look.

If it has become a trend and a good tone to disregard sovereign states, to shift borders, to appropriate and own countries and nations, then this concept project offers exactly that: buy yourself a piece of the world – but do something good at the same time: donate to the poorest of the poor in this world!

According to which criteria are countries distributed?

There is one important and all-important criterion: redirection to a website. This website MUST contain legal content. Accordingly, no requests will be processed that redirect to websites with illegal or prohibited content.

Websites with the following content are also excluded from inclusion:
Politics, Religion, Alcohol & Tobacco, Gambling & Pornography

How long will the link to my website remain?

At least 10 years of online presence, starting in 2025.

Can the link be changed over time?

Should it be the case that the link to a website needs to be adjusted, the solitart office can be contacted and the adjustment communicated. The e-mail address and name of the person who sent the registration or offer must be provided.

Honestly, what's the point?

W. T. Falscher is a conceptual artist who surprises with his ideas. The “buythe.word” offer is serious in terms of donations from the proceeds to charities and the artist is also carrying out a concept project for four years (during Donald Trump’s second presidency) that reflects reality in art. This also includes buythe.word, in line with the president’s desire to acquire new or sovereign countries.

Does the land acquired from the website here also belong to me in reality?

No. You only own the acquired and fictitious country from the world map on this website.
In reality, you have no rights to the country you acquire here.