Ethiopia

from april 28 until may 20 2003

Beer!
While a large black hornbill passes overhead an elderly man and his eight-year-old son approach us. He signals the boy, who starts coughing deeply. He then spits right next to us: blood, and judging by the.... READ ON >>

The function of a jerrycan
Once in a while a riot breaks out when one of the women tries to get to the pump before it's her turn. Heads get beaten by umbrellas and jerrycans. Then the silence returns in which we hear taps running until.... READ ON >>

Stones, urine and devilish powers
When Peter gets hit on his head he stops and runs after the fleeing villains. Fifty metres away they stop and make fun of him. One of them opens his fly and challenges Peter by
peeing in.... READ ON >>

Simien mountains: high and low
Children run around us, screaming and calling names. Exterminate, is the only thing we can think of, while we kick them away from us and scold them. I have picked up a big stone
with which.... READ ON >>

Escape from devil land
We are furious and refuse to pay. Very soon dozens of onlookers assemble around the truck, amongst which a guard carrying a Kalashnikov. The situation threatens to escalate when Paul ignites the truck. The onlookers stand in front of the truck to prevent it from leaving and the Kalashnikov
is.... READ ON >>