“3D - Telephone book”

In different countries you can find the public telephone book out in the street. 
In Lagos people run up to five separate businesses at the same time and have just as many mobile phones. Because they can’t physically be at all their businesses at once, the entire public domain is plastered with notices: call the plumber, call the welder, call the car mechanic. Next to a couple of plants and flowers: call the florist. Sometimes the message comes packed in a complete street installation, such as the composition of a door and ladders that bears a carpenter’s mobile number. 
In Bishkek it are mobile numbers for English lessons, business courses and job offers, mostly telemarketing as selling beauty creams, which attract attention. 
Sao Paulo is perhaps one of the last cities to have landline phone booths in the street. ‘Big ear’ they are called. Every Big Ear is plastered with stickers, all girl names and their mobile phone numbers. Although  in Brazil it is not sure whether Jessica is a woman or a man.

Website design

Lagos -  The web designer chose a nice empty wall to advertise his craft.…
Eremina Jumbo – Lagos Lab

Thought of everything

Sao Paulo -  As the standard Orelhão (big ear) was occupied at that moment, the girl decided to use the phone booth meant for wheelchair users. This public facility is very sophisticated. Take…
Lino Hellings – Sao Paulo Lab

The flower man

Lagos -  Some plants and a notice on a piece of plywood. This way you can open up several shops and businesses at the same time. …
Lino Hellings – Lagos Lab

GSM

Lagos -  GSM – Global System for Mobile communications also known as ‘General Street Madness’ in Nigeria. The image shows some people engrossed in their mobiles.…
Tuoyo Omagba – Lagos Lab

Camila, Pati, Jessica

Sao Paulo -  You find these stickers in virtually every phone booth in São Paulo: a telephone book for contacting ladies, some of whom might be transvestites. …
Lino Hellings – Sao Paulo Lab

Looking for work?

Bishkek -  I came, I saw, I called!…
Angelina Mokh – Bishkek Lab

Gestures

Lagos -  On the streets you often see people gesticulating while on their mobile phones. GSM – Global System for Mobile communications also known as ‘General Street Madness’…
Israel Ophori – Lagos Lab

call the welder

Lagos -  Call the welder, call the plumber, call the carpenter, call the electrician etc. Other craftsmen advertise in the same way. Sometimes they make a small installation to show off their…
Lino Hellings – Lagos Lab

Hot Inglish

Bishkek -  ’Hot’ understood like it would be understood everywhere in the world. Written on the building where the actual lessons take place. This writer can use an extra lesson...........…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

Do you need a job?

Bishkek -  Public advertising on the bridge, which says “JOB!!!“ and cell-phone number. In Kyrgyzstan there is a big lack of jobs. Usually in this kind of ads people are…
Meka Muratova – Bishkek Lab

Advertising is everywhere

Bishkek -  Sometimes we glue ads out of place. Maybe it’s just this case?…
Angelina Mokh – Bishkek Lab

Hot English

Bishkek -  You see job offers everywhere in the street. Mostly to sell cosmetics (such as Oriflame or Avon) via direct selling. Body building courses and business classes and everywhere the pink…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

Connection

Bishkek -  Here in Kyrgyzstan cell phone connection is pretty cheap. So you can always see somebody who is talking and talking and talking and talking...…
Meka Muratova – Bishkek Lab