In the fishing village of Finima, which was relocated to make room for the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas plant on Bonny Island, local men cut wood from the swamps to use for drying fish.
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In the fishing village of Finima, which was relocated to make room for the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas plant on Bonny Island, local men cut wood from the swamps to use for drying fish.

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Ed Kashi

Maker
American, b. 1957

In the fishing village of Finima, which was relocated to make room for the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas plant on Bonny Island, local men cut wood from the swamps to use for drying fish.

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


2006
Inkjet print, printed 2009
Image: 30.3 x 45.6 cm
Overall: 40.6 x 50.8 cm
Gift of Ed Kashi, 2009
2009.0205.0005
Inscriptions verso (grease pencil): Ed Kashi [signed] 3/16/09
TextMen cut wood from mangrove trees in the swamps to use for drying fish in the fishing village of Finima, which is a newly relocated community caused by the rapid growth of the Nigerian Liquified Natural Gas plant on Bonnie Island. None of the locals are given work within any of the gas and oil facilities on Bonnie Island, which has caused widespread resentment and frustration.

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