In the oil town of Afiesere, local Urohobo people bake 'krokpo-garri', or tapioca in the heat of a gas flare. Since 1961, when Shell Petroleum Development Company first opened this flow station, residents of the local community have worked in this way.
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In the oil town of Afiesere, local Urohobo people bake 'krokpo-garri', or tapioca in the heat of a gas flare. Since 1961, when Shell Petroleum Development Company first opened this flow station, residents of the local community have worked in this way.

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Ed Kashi

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American, b. 1957

In the oil town of Afiesere, local Urohobo people bake 'krokpo-garri', or tapioca in the heat of a gas flare. Since 1961, when Shell Petroleum Development Company first opened this flow station, residents of the local community have worked in this way.

From Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta


2004
Inkjet print, printed 2009
Image: 30.3 x 45.6 cm
Overall: 40.6 x 50.8 cm
Gift of Ed Kashi, 2009
2009.0205.0003
Inscriptions verso (grease pencil): Ed Kashi [signed] 3/16/09
TextIn the oil town of Afiesere, local Urohobo people bake 'krokpo-garri', or tapioca in the heat of a gas flare. Since 1961, when Shell Petroleum Development Company first opened this flow station, residents of the local community have worked in this way. Life span is short for these people, as pollutants from the flare cause serious health problems.

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