BURMA NIGHTS, RANGOON NIGHTS
Under its military junta Myanmar (formerly Burma) has become isolated from the rest of the world. The country is among the poorest in the world. Only radical reforms can improve the situation for the about 50 million Myanmarese. To make their lives a bit more bearable, the population resort to striking colors. Inspired by their neighbors in China to the north, their homes, shops and automobiles are provided with a colorful collection of small lights. At night the country changes into a cheerful fantasy world which lets one temporarily forget the gray everyday realities of life there.
