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IMAGINARY CITIES

When a stranger enters the imaginary South African city, the first thing she notices is the differently coloured, pulsating lights that mark the Identity Loops. In this hyper-stratified, constantly evolving society, neighbourhoods are described according to the prevailing identity choice

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