Zied Ben Romdhane A cloud on the top of a hill near a phosphate field. Al-Mitlawi, Gafsa, Tunisia. 2015.
“In the late 19th century, specifically in 1889, the French occupation brought laborers from different regio
(...) ns to Gafsa in order to extract phosphate from the mines. The new society that emerged in this desolate land faced two struggles: exploitation and the harshness of the place.”
– Zied Ben Romdhane © Zied Ben Romdhane | Magnum Photos
