Welcome To Zaqistan
Brooklynite Zaq Landsberg has taken the longing for space in New York City a step further creating his own sovereign nation in the middle of the desert.
Zaq owns land in Utah, land that he bought over a decade ago on eBay for a couple hundred bucks. The desolate and harsh patch of desert is 50 miles from the nearest road and far from running water but has amassed over 150 citizens from around the world.
Providing a bit of background on Zaq may help you to understand where his motivation to create comes from. Zaq is an artist whose elaborate sculptures are meant to make a statement that may not make sense at first.
Likewise with his sovereign nation, Zaq calls on people to not just accept what they see in front of them, but to look deeper. One of the republic's slogans is "Something out of nothing."