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A novel exhibition showcases the local artist using jerry cans to draw attention to the country’s pollution crisisThe brightly coloured plastic jugs once played a vital role transporting water during Ghana’s droughts. Now,they’re creating a novel environmental catastrophe of their own. Seas of discarded yellow, blue and white containers – referred to locally as “Kufuor gallons” after the water crises endured under president John Kufuor in the early 2000s – enjoy become a troubling part of Ghana’s landscape. Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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