Sudanese temple graffiti.

 Trying out these 2 images mounted under acrylic.  I'm attracted by the idea of a protective covering or shield over these carvings at long last, a small recompense for their centuries of exposure to the elements and marauding colonialists wanting to leave their mark.

 Another view of the Republican Palace and also dam pylons in the distance

Pyramid skyline  - fantasy postcard view of Khartoum, with the sand encroaching.

Merowe Dam stamp

Sudan Dam

Lots of conversations with the Sudanese I have met and questions about the Merowe Dam, east of Khartoum.  It seems to act as a sort of symbol of progress and one required for the rapidly growing needs of the masses (urban), particularly electricity, as opposed to the individual, or smaller group of people (rural or "Affected people") who  are  dispossessed  of their land and resettled elsewhere. It seems one of the tricky points in the process of rapid development and growth, just as the Aswan dam was on the border with Egypt. I was told there are other dam building projects in the pipeline, needed in the dry Northern landscape of desert sand pierced by the powerhouse that is the Blue Nile and the White Nile  - kinds of arteries giving life.
www.merowedam.gov.sd

Sudan from the Triumph Album 1945 perspective

A lot can happen within a country in 65 years and the Triumph pen sketch seems to almost apply to a completely different country from what I have read.   The visa finally arrived for Khartoum this week, the flight now booked for Sunday, so I will soon have a more up to date perspective.