Senegal is one of the countries receiving e-waste from the European Union, despite the fact that the Basel Convention prohibits the shipment of e-waste. It is also an example of a country where e-waste has a significant impact on the food chain. Original article in Spanish
In this edition, NTL had the opportunity to take part in the La ville en mouv’ment events organised by the choreographer and dancer Fatou Cissé, and to collaborate with Momar Ndiaye( choreographer) and Macieck Lasserre(musician). The aim of the collaboration was to create a piece that, through the choreography and the dancers’ bodies, would make us reflect on the impact […]
At the PACT-Zollverein residency, we confronted a silent crisis: the devastating journey of electronic waste. While Europe champions green policies, the truth is that obsolete material is often illegally shipped to the Global South, a greenwashing tactic that violates the Basel Convention, which bans e-waste exportation. The consequences are dire, with informal recyclers risking their lives in toxic conditions and […]
A few months ago, in the framework of the IDÉES project (Impact des Déchéts Électroniques sur l’Environement et la Santé), we presented a preview of the Cebu e-jen performance with artist Anäel Nkeoua, ‘Prince Art’, during the OFF of the Dakar Biennale 2024. One of the objectives of the IDÉES project is to take a multidisciplinary approach to the issue […]
On Wednesday 15 January, we organised a workshop on microplastics with Abdoulaye Sene and Carolina García Cataño. In this workshop, we wanted to tackle the issue of microplastics because they are little known and yet they have a major impact on the environment and health. We ended up talking about a continent of plastic in the Pacific Ocean, i.e. a […]
This is an article written in Spanish for the Spanish media El Salto diario, which reflects the importance of people working in the informal sector in the management of e-waste.
On 11 December 2024, as the last activity of the year, we organised a workshop on the visualisation of the techno-colonial map. On this occasion, we wanted to introduce the notion of techno-colonialism, specifically linked to the extraction, production and transport of electronic waste. We always kept in mind the objective of creating links between the different stages of colonialism, […]
On 13 November 2024 we celebrated the second edition of La TASSE des IDEES, a panel conversation on the taste of e-waste with M- Soumaré from Sénegal Numerique, Eva García Vazquez professor from the University of Oviedo Spain. Moderated by Carolina García Nit Tekna Logik, followed by the Cebu e-jen performance with Anael Nkeoua dit Prince Art.This time we looked […]
On the 27th November 2024, I was invited to take part in a panel organised by AS Création in Bargny, along with Mounganga Boulingui (JVE Senegal) and Fatoumata Diedhiou (Association CRAC). This opportunity arose thanks to the DUD Forum, where I had the pleasure of meeting stylist Adama Sarr. She came to the IDEAS project stand, and after a brief […]
This screening is part of the IDEES project, which is a cross-disciplinary project. One of its aims is to work on the economic opportunities offered by electronic waste, and to develop these activities as part of the social economy. If we talk more about the social and solidarity economy (SSE) than the circular economy (a term more commonly used in […]
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