Abidjan, 2013-2014

« Gbré’s ongoing examination of the changes to Abidjan shows the transformation of urban space. Following the independence of Côte d’Ivoire from France in 1960, Abidjan burnished its cosmopolitan reputation as the “Paris of Africa.” Gleaming hotels and modern skyscrapers characterized the skyline of Le Plateau, and upper-class residents settled in the Cocody district. After a prolonged decline in the 1980s, civil conflicts in the early 2000s, and an election crisis from 2010–11, Abidjan is again experiencing surges of development. »

Impact, Abidjan, 2013

Cathédrale St Paul, Plateau, Abidjan, 2013

Plateau, Abidjan,  2013

Échangeur Mitterrand, chantier du Pont Henry-Konan Bédié, Riviera 2, Cocody, 2013

Cité Espérance #2, route de Bingerville, Abidjan, 2013

Voiture #1, Attoban, Abidjan, 2014

Pont HKB #1, Abidjan, 2014

Quai fruitier, Plateau, Abidjan, 2014

Décharge, Akouédo, Abidjan, 2013

Université Félix Houphouët Boigny, Abidjan, 2014

Boutique, Riviera 2, Abidjan, June 2014

« Fragments » exhibition view, Galerie Cécile Fakhoury, Abidjan, 2014

Église Harriste, Bingerville, October 2013

Répartition par école, École Régionale d’Agriculture, Bingerville, January 2014

Néon #1, Yopougon, Abidjan, 2014

Cité universitaire Mermoz, Abidjan, 2014

Cathédrale St Paul, Plateau, Abidjan, 2013