Alessandro Truffa

Nioko Bokk

Nioko Bokk, which in the Wolof language means “it is for everyone”, is a small ecovillage with a low environmental impact, designed for food security and education for sustainable development. It is located in the rural community of Kafountine, between the villages of Diannah and Abene, in the region of Casamance (Senegal).

Using an ethnographic method based on participant observation and the collection of data and information, the author reconstructs a scenario in which the forest ecosystem is revealed as a complex and branched system of relationships. Visual research merges with the collection of heterogeneous materials to offer an exploration that moves from multiple perspectives: education and cooperation, contemporary photographs and documentation of agricultural processes, personal testimonies and works that restore the views of new generations on the

environment and its possible future. The resulting work thus explores the symbiotic bond of the inhabitants of Casamance with the forest and their respective vulnerabilities, questioning the responsibility of human action in natural ecosystems.

Project presented in Giovane Fotografia Italiana 11 | Contaminations

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BIO

Alessandro Truffa
(1996)