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ALetterfromYeneemergesfromconversationswiththecommunityintheseasidetownofYene,Senegal,whereDiawaralivesforpartoftheyear.Theareawastraditionallyandprimarilyoccupiedbyfishermenandfarmersbuthasinrecentdecadesbeenbesiegedbycoastalerosionanduncontrolledurbanisation.Fishhavebecomescarceandthepirogues,traditionalfishingboats,cannotgofarenoughintothesea,sotheirownershaveturnedtonewoccupations.Modernfishingrequiresmotorisedboatsandlargenetsmadefromnon-biodegradablewiresthatbecomelethallyentangledwithpurplecoral,andhumandetritus,eventuallywashinguponshoreslikewovencreaturesofthesea.Thewomenwhousedtosmokefishandpreserveitaspartofasustainablemodeoflivingnowsellpebblestotheownersofthenewlybuilthouses.Thesand,granite,shellsandpebblesthataffluenthouseownersbuytobuild,decorateandprotecttheirhomesagainstthewindsandsaltoftheseacontribute,ironically,tothedegradationofthebottomlayersoftheoceanandintensifycoastalerosion.ALetterfromYeneisproducedbyMaumaus/LumiarCitéandcommissionedbySerpentine,MUBIandPCAIPolygreenCultureandArtInitiativeaspartofSerpentine'sBacktoEarthproject,withadditionalsupportfromMinistériodaCultura/Direção-GeraldasArtesandHeinrich-Böll-Stiftung,Dakar.<br/> —Maumaus/LumiarCité