It used to be that the long slopes of this region were traversed by pastoralists in rhythm with seasonal cycles, so herds could take advantage of lowland wet-season production, and save the highland areas as dry season reserves. The post-colonial imposition of national boundaries made little sense ecologically. Chronic warfare has resulted in Eritrea, in the Ogaden, and in most of Somalia. This piece uses the same palette as does Transitions, and they are sometimes exhibited as a pair to show how the same hue sequence has different results on distinct regional terrain patterns.

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