Repurposing Addis
Menalesh Terra, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Menalesh Terra is an area of the much larger Mercato, purportedly the largest open air market in Africa. Menalesh Terra is the area of the market that everything that used to be anything finds its way. From paint tins to forty gallon drums. Many items find a completely new purpose, such as tin cans becoming lanterns and forty gallon drums finding a new lease on life as woks. Most of the yellow plastic oil containers are simply cleaned and reused as water containers.
As with many of the poorer parts of the world, items that are no longer needed for their original purpose find a new one. Out of necessity, people in these parts of the world are able to make a small livelihood as a result.
Ongoing personal project.