WINTER RESORTS


WINTER RESORTS

Summer camp is bustling in a condominium housing project around the Gofa area as children take over a soccer field on a cloudy afternoon. Amid the proliferation of electronic gadgets and social media over the past decade, it has become rare to witness children playing outdoors. Despite the benefits of access to information, the rising use of technology is resulting in higher instances of depression, aggressive behaviour, obesity and lower attention spans. The impacts have become more pronounced in the post-pandemic era as children struggled to recover from a year tucked away at home. Research indicates several benefits of sports for children, ranging from increased social skills to reduced anxiety and even better academic performance.

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GRID GUARDIANS

Dangling between chaos and current, a tangled mess of wires meets two linemen climb up an electric pole around Mesqel square determined to keep the lights on. Over time, as the polpulation of the city grew power lines have twisted into a chaotic knots, forcing these linemen to hook themselves to the pole, balancing life and limb to restore order strand by strand. It's a risky dance with electricity and gravity...


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SIDEWALK CLASSICS

In Arat Kilo, True stories, wild fictions, bold theories, and timeless speeches lie stacked one over another as the bookman waits for a curious soul in search of their next world to unfold in pages. The bright clash of book covers mirrors the chaos of ideas, a colourful storm of thoughts and dreams spilled onto the sidewalk, inviting passers-by to stop and notice...


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TIME GARDEN

Ethiopia's National Museum in Amist Kilo home to treasures from ancient relics to the most recently added “Selam,” the 3.3-million-year-old fossil, is getting a fresh new look. Built in 1986, it's now swapping dusty corners for shady benches, bright lights, and leafy paths, giving visitors the perfect spot to wander, wonder, and soak up history under the stars...