MÉDECINS DU MONDE

AUDIOVISUAL STORYTELLING- PHOTO EXHIBITION

In collaboration with AECID, ‘Resistence on Jiguamiandó river’ is a photo documentary project exhibited worldwide. The Chocó region, located in the pacific north west of Colombia, is well known for the richness of its biodiversity and ecosystem. This is why it’s one of the most coveted areas of the world, with 46.530km2. At the river mouth of the Atrato exists the Jiguamiandó communities: mestiza, afro and embera. Nowadays, this forest area is being a victim of the violent occupation of its territories at the hands of armed groups and multinationals who want to seize the wealth of the place, either for the African plant cultivation either for the Cerro Cara de Perro gold mining, a magic mountain for the local residents and extremely rich in gold for the transnational corporations. This factor makes people suffer forced displacement and are forced to flee their homes not to be killed. They are part of the more than 2.5 million people in Colombia displaced into an unclear future.

EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS

UNESCO itinerant Group Exhibition- PEACE Diploma, ECHO European Commission, Visa Off Perpignan, Claustro de San Agustín, Colombia, Fotoperiodisme Jove Clic AWARD, Encontro Niterói América do Sul, Brazil SELECTED TO REPRESENT COLOMBIA IN BRAZIL