Overlooking Blikkiesdorp, 2010

Overlooking one of Western Cape’s temporary housing projects, Blikkiesdorp, 2010.
Overlooking one of Western Cape’s temporary housing projects, Blikkiesdorp, 2010.

Overlooking one of Western Cape’s temporary housing projects, Blikkiesdorp – Afrikaans for “Tin Can Town” – built ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup to relocate informal settlement residents from areas designated for tourist development. What was promised as temporary became permanent for thousands of families. Photographed from the perimeter, 2010.

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