Section Kayar and Dakar, Senegal

Here are the first few images of drawings and paintings from youth of Kayar and Dakar. Some are by pupils who have already had some more training in painting techniques, while some did not yet have regular instructions. The themes addressed are of several types - reflecting local maritime culture, the pride and dangers of the fishermen, the myths surrounding the sea, but also reflections on research results and observations pertaining to rarefaction of the resource, pollution and other challenges.

Different authors   The images are partially naturalistic, partially representing myths from around the sea
Different authors   The images are partially naturalistic, partially representing myths from around the sea

If you want to learn more about the context into which the youth works are embedded, notably how Kayar fishermen are loosing out to industrial fleets from elsewhere, but also showing how the dramatic decline of the resource base and with it the fishing communities is not confined to Kayar, watch the documentary on YouTube fittingly entitled 'Cry Sea' by film directors Cafi Mohamud and Luca Cusani.