Nomadism

It is a journey into the relationship between place, mobility and identity, where I explore the function of deterritorialization and the components of identity and territory, inviting to cross the domains of nomadism through history of the sea nomads.

"In the meanders of sparkling waters and infinite horizons I found myself face to face with this rebellious people who defy established norms. Their life is chaos punctuated by resistance, fluidity and flexibility. They are the strangers of this world, moving without ties or fixed identity."

This series is an exploration of nomadism and freedom, it is also the synthesis of 8 years of life in Indonesia with the “sea nomads” when I devoted my time to coral conservation with these communities. 

It serves as a journey into the relationship between place, mobility and identity, inviting the reader to journey through the perspectives of nomadism through the history of the Bajau and Bugis communities. I explore the function of deterritorialization and the components of identity and territory.

Nomadism symbolizes physical and intellectual freedom, the process of liberation from territorial or ideological constraints. It represents resistance to rooting and an openness to fluidity and transformation. After freeing himself, the nomad can settle elsewhere, adopt new norms and create new relationships with his environment. However, this “reterritorialization” is temporary; it allows his movement and permanent change and, in a certain way, condemns him to be free.