2004 - Touareg

Sahara - From the mountains of the Aïr in the Ténéré


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The beauty of the desert

#1

Dunes and a dead tree

This tiny dead tree contrasts with the immense and sensual sand dunes caressed by the wind.

#2

The lost stone

At sunset, the shadow of a rare stone points north-east.
Niger / Ténéré / 1975

#3

Objective Arakao

At the edge of the Aïr and the Ténéré, the Arakao mountains become visible on the horizon, setting the goal of a long day's march for the caravan. Caution: Bring enough water!
Niger / between Aïr and Tenere / 1999

#4

Dunes at Temet

Sensual shapes appear in the Sahara to those who wait for dusk, when the setting sun casts its fantasies on the vastness of the desert.
Niger / between Aïr and Tenere / 1975

#5

Marble, Oued (Wadi) In-Gall

At the foot of marble blocks, the sea of sand crashes like the ocean against the jagged cliffs that have been polished during millennia.
Niger / Aïr / 1992

#6

The red boulder

A clear day on wadi Tafidet, which – though rarely – carries water from the Aïr to the Ténéré. Driven by an exceptional flood, this rock broke off its route and, when the sun reappeared, had landed here.
Niger / Ténéré / 1992

#7

Natural mosaic

Long before man existed, nature took over the sole raw material, stone, to draw and sculpt eternal forms.
Niger / Aïr / Takolokouzet / Detail of the bedrock / 1993

#8

Sand and Marble in Kogo

Sometimes, from under the omnipresent sand, appears the skeleton of the earth, as if to brace itself against the wind forming buttresses.

#9

Balance

The sculptor god has chosen a huge space under the sky for the exhibition of his work. Admission is free for all who endeavor to come here.
Niger / between Aïr and Ténéré / 2000

#10

Silent sands

Listen to the song of the dunes, a mysterious symphony of souls and bodies.
Niger / Ténéré / Arakao / 1992

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