Artist Maya Barkai Collects the World's Walk Signs in "Walking Men Worldwide"

Artist Maya Barkai has assembled a collection of pedestrian traffic signals from around the world, titled "Walking Men Worldwide." The project gathers the little green figures that tell us when to cross, turning a mundane piece of urban infrastructure into a global gallery. A commenter notes one notable absence: Germany's Ampelmännchen, the beloved East German walking man, perhaps too cute to stand alongside his taller, more energetic counterparts.