Still life with panel door, plastic bag, and clothes hangers.
Built as the capital of British Burma, no expense was spared when constructing Yangon. Hand-pressed ceramic tiles were imported, teak travelled down the Ayeyarwaddy by the boatload, wrought iron was used for elevators and stained glass for foyers and entryways. In February, this turn-of-the-century apartment building found its way onto the junta’s auction list. The building has long been mixed-use, with the first stories serving as small commercial operations and the upper stories partitioned into residential spaces. The family who lives in this apartment, and runs a shop downstairs, has resided here since the 1940’s. Because of the auctions, they will soon have to leave.
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