CHASING PAVEMENTS


CHASING PAVEMENTS

A crew of public servants mounts a new speed bump around the financial district in the Mexico area. According to a three-year study by the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety, the Haile Garment, Bole Bulbula and Gurd Shola areas were reported as hotspots of traffic accidents. Nearly 78pc of traffic accident fatalities are pedestrians of which nearly half are between the ages of 20-49. Recent advances in artificial intelligence technology applied in self-driving cars have been indicated as holding the potential to significantly decrease the frequency and severity of traffic accidents globally.


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CURVY CORRIDORS

Rows of metal cups offer liquid solace for mourners going to the cemetery around Yeka Michael Church. An eerie optical illusion occurs as the row of cups seem to curve alongside the winding road. Traditional drinks made of cereal variety (Rhamnus prinoides) and Gesho and fermented honey are often served as refreshments in Ethiopian ceremonies of celebration and mourning. While tea and water are also offered in metallic cups colloquially known as nickel, a cold offering during social occasions of...


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SLEEK SLABS

A street food vendor around the Stadium area pockets his inventory on a cosy corner wall. The area is being renovated as the eponymous soccer field's protracted construction nears completion. Bicycles for rental, informal driving instructors and the make-shift tent shops synonymous with the area are being slowly removed.  The six-decade-old stadium has been under construction for five years due to changing contractors and skyrocketing input costs. Kejela Merdasa, the minister of Culture & S...


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CERAMIC SILHOUETTES

A new statue with emblems of the African Union hoisted atop traditional Ethiopian warriors casts a towering shadow across city hall near the Adwa Zero Kilometer Museum. The gargantuan project, spanning 45,000sqm, has recently opened its doors to the public to significant fanfare. The 4.6 billion Br project is made of 11 blocks that have auditoriums that can house 4,000 people at a time, galleries, gyms and art installations. A connecting bridge to the Mayor's office located across the street has...


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