'E-xploitation" in Le Monde Diplomatique, France | Tim Franco

Tim Franco’s work from his series E-xploitation | Chapter 1 – The Blue Rush has been published in Le Monde diplomatique’s Manuel d’autodéfense intellectuelle – Géopolitique. The photograph, made in Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo, shows local residents collecting cobalt at a Gécamines-operated mine, where mining activity contaminates nearby rivers and agricultural land. The image accompanies Guillaume Pitron’s article examining rare earths, strategic minerals and the geopolitical struggle surrounding their exploitation.

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