Tuareg of Sahara

 

 

During the initial phase of this project, I consulted several sources. As indicated by the title, I will provide further explanations in the upcoming section. The illustration was created using a Rapido pen, and the coloring process was carried out in a digital environment.

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I made my work for my dear friend Furkan Gulel.

 

The basic principles of shelter, learned from previous generations through patterns shaped by the conditions of their environment, without the concept of an architect, led me to research this subject.

I was particularly intrigued by the way this group of people, as nomads, established temporary settlements.

What caught my attention were the priorities they considered while building their traditional tents.

For this, I found Bernard Rudofsky’s book "Architecture Without Architects" to be very helpful.

 

The Tuareg inhabit the Saharan regions of North Africa - Niger, Mali, Libya, Algeria and Burkina Faso. Tuareg is an Arabic term meaning abandoned by God.

 

They call themselves Imohag, translated as free men. No one knows the true origin of the Tuareg, where they came from or when they arrived in the Sahara.
An aura of mystery and romance surrounds the desert nomads known as the Tuareg.

Long known as warriors, traders, and capable guides through the arid and rugged Sahara Desert, the Tuareg find their independence severely threatened as repetitive droughts kill their herds and international borders greatly limit their wanderings.

Many have been forced to give up their nomadic lifestyle and become sedentary, forming small villages or moving to the cities for work.

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1180 x 840 
Rapidograph
Digital Coloring

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www.behance.net/gallery/214688381/Tuareg-of-Sahara​

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