Resilience from the Latin resiliens means, in physics, the property of materials to resist shocks without breaking.
This is where its human meaning takes its cue. Resiliens, tells the story of the relationship between man and the harshest of the environments, the desert.
The ability of man to live, survive and adapt to the extremes of his possibilities.
In its simplicity as in its visual impact, the shot is also a reflection of my life, made up of continuous fights and challenges despite adversity and failures, the ability to be scratched and never give up.
Resilience as the basis of something greater. Not just resistance but going beyond robustness; not merely withstand a shock but actually improving because of it.
The ability to absorb the inclements of life and make them one's own to thrive through it.
Founded in the 13th century as the center of numerous trans-Saharan trade routes, Chinguetti is a ksar in Mauritania, a medieval trading center, today severely threatened by the advance of the desert; part of the city has already been swallowed by it. A world heritage site, the city is locally considered to be the seventh holy city of Islam and is home to five of the oldest still operating libraries on the planet.
The man who walks through the streets of an ancient city that slowly sinks into the sand represents the tenacity of mankind in the face of every adversity and its resistance to surrender.
Resiliens.
