Quelques pas en marché africain

Véronique Baisse has elected to combine neighbourhood photographs and poetic impressions in this book to testify to the wealth and diversity of trade generated by African markets, to watch them as they come alive or unravel. Her images focus on stalls, accompanied by key entry texts, the comments proposed by authors selected for their complementary perceptions and their perfect mastery of the subject provide a sort of transit between people from elsewhere and the locals. With sharing as its fundamental concept, with this special tonality showing the essential place of "flower ladies" in the Sahel markets, this unusual book punctuates an itinerary of traveller, guide or storyteller on the trail.