Can we pass the GLOBALL Rover around the world?

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GLOBALL would like to wish you happy International Donut Day! The negative space around a GLOBALL is the universe. #internationaldonutday #shareadventure #coddiwomple

It’s been three months since the last recipient received the GLOBALL Rover in Tokyo, Japan. I strongly feel like it’s still there but can’t be certain. I’ve written a dozen emails and have no other way to contact the new recipient. I also wrote the person who handed it off to him in February. The new recipient did write then, promising pictures on Feb 5, but nothing since. The rules, of which there are few, state that the GLOBALL should be handed off within one month. None of the “passers” have done it in that time. It’s OK, people find it hard to find someone who wants to take on the responsibility. I don’t blame them, friends are sometimes hard to come by and responsible ones, harder still. I’ve also noticed that some people don’t have friends like other people. They might have one or two that they see a few times a year. All of this is allright, and I did ask for it, but I’ll also confess that waiting is difficult. GLOBALL is advanced citizenship but in making such high minded requests, I must remind myself that it will take all types to move a ball around the world and in the case of GLOBALL, none of us can do it alone. www.wheresgloball.com

I didn’t create this graphic nor do I often post inspirational quotes but this has been with me for years. Where it may be applicable for life I use it as a method for making art. When I get interested in something I keep pushing through it until I bust through. When you “bust through”, and you’re an artist, what comes out the other end is art. I was interested in interactivity, so I made interactive art. I enjoyed video games, so I became a video landscape photographer. I’m interested in social networks, so I made my own, GLOBALL. I love film and now I’m writing screenplays and soon to direct. My recreations became my occupation. On the other hand, if you’re suspicious of something then you might be the most qualified person to make that thing. You’re take will be unique and probably speak to many people. I.e. I was curious about social networks/media but unhappy with with parts of Facebook, so I made GLOBALL. It’s a social network that is very “Oliver”. Try it out. Break on through to the other side.

GLOBALL Rover OUTTAKES 2018! Every film, album, or book has deleted scenes, tracks or passages. GLOBALL Rover in 2018 was no exception. Please enjoy a cross section of the Rover's journey through restaurants and theaters, to the Ready Player One premiere, past Godzilla and even landing near a Cheech and Chong lamp - all Tokyo style. Also, please feel free to follow the journey on Twitter @wheresgloball and on your laptop at www.wheresgloball.com. Looking forward to new places and adventures in 2019! #wheresgloball #wanderlust #coddiwomple #shareadventure #diy #adventurers #travelerslife #godzilla #readyplayerone #stevenspielberg #shinjuku #tokyo #cheechandchong #share #happynewyears

What do you share in common with our GLOBALLers? Read more about all of them at www.wheresgloball.com under GLOBALLers. #wheresgloball #shareadventure #coddiwomple #wanderlust #godzilla #tohostudios #traveller_art #connectivity #againstracism

The GLOBALL Rover has been passed!! Robin, the latest GLOBALL recipient, took it for a walk to the Shinjuku district of Tokyo! Look for more soon! www.wheresgloball.com

A Nepalese gentleman named Robin currently has the GLOBALL Rover! He’s down for the count with busted ribs. Tough times happen and never at the right time. Let’s give him our best wishes. Speedy recovery like an arriving Shinkansen Robin! #getwellsoon #wanderluster #shareadventure

It’s been a little tough going getting people motivated to pass the GLOBALL Rover, or show their face, or find people to pass it to. At this point in the journey, it’s all about learning but it’s still a little rocky. Not giving up though! Onward and upward. #shareadventure

Share a story about a good friend. GLOBALL maquette. #shareadventure

The GLOBALL Rover is currently in Japon. Who doesn’t like old maps? Featured here with the new pin. #wheresgloball #coddiwomple #laseretching #frenchstuff #lasercutting #oldmaps

If GLOBALL has one lesson it’s this: Please remember to share. #sharestories #sharethings #shareideas #shareadventure

Building the model for GLOBALL. Thank you @thebuildshop for #lasercutting and #laseretching. #maker #artist

From New York to Tokyo! The GLOBALL Rover has travelled nearly 8,000 miles! It has currently landed with a new person. More details coming soon. #coddiwomple #sonder #fernweh #yūgen #vacilando #safari #peregrine

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It took a year to make the first one. It will take much less to make the rest. Finally, with the spring, comes birth. Please hit the DONATE button below to help this globe trotting project take off!