Khamekaye Artphilein Editions Thus began an impossible quest:

Thus began an impossible quest: to capture in images the identity of this territory and those who inhabit it

The book by Marco D’Anna intends to reflect on a new Silk Route: One Belt One Road

and affective geographies

A personal reflection on the place where the traditions of different cultures mix with one another

Administered as a German so-called protectorate from 1884 to 1914 and later placed under British-French military administration

Khamekaye Artphilein Editions Thus began an impossible quest:The Khamekaye series was executed in the Grande Cte, a 150 km long stretch of Senegals coastline between the northern outskirts of Dakar and the River Senegal estuary. Every now and then on this big expanse of beaches and sand dunes, one can make out structures made up of branches, plastic, fishing nets and various objects, rising up out of the sea, the sand and the vegetation. The Khamekaye are signs, great landmarks placed along the shore to mark