Del cruce de dos términos procedentes del latín, África y canis, surgen los africanis, perros que a su vez son el resultado del cruce de galgos o lábreles con perros salvajes del sur de África. Para algunos son una raza y para otros es el nombre genérico que se le dan a todos los canes en Sudáfrica. Perros que en 2007 despertaron la curiosidad de Daniel Naudé, fotógrafo sudafricano de 31 años, nada más terminar sus estudios en la universidad de Stellenbosch. En ese momento, comenzó su proyecto “Animal Farm”, un periplo por tierras y granjas sudafricanas donde esperaba retratar los vínculos entre hombres y animales. Pero tras toparse con los ojos de un Africanis en mitad de un camino, estos perros se convirtieron en los principales protagonistas del proyecto. Una aventura que finalizó 5 años más tarde materializándose en un libro de 50 retratos de animales, sobre todo perros africanis, algunos salvajes y otros pertenecen a las granjas por donde Daniel se movió. Pero todos disfrutando de su libertad, cosa que muchos otros galgos no pueden decir.
Publicado en If We Were Dogs
AFRICANIS DOGS
From the mixing of the Latin terms, Africa and canis, africanis comes out, dogs that are a mixture of hounds or greyhounds with wild dogs from South Africa. For some people it’s a breed, and for others it’s the generic name for dogs in South Africa. Dogs that in 2007 caught Daniel Naudé’s attention. He is a 31 years old photographer from South Africa, when he just finished University. Then, he started the project “Animal Farm”, a journey through lands and farms in South Africa where he wanted to portrait the link between humans and animals. But after finding the eyes of an Africanis in the middle of the way, these dogs became the main characters of his project. An adventure that ended 5 years later becoming a book with 50 portraits of animal, in special africanis, some of them wild, and others are from farms. But all of them enjoy their freedom, a thing that a lot of hounds cannot say.
Publicado en If We Were Dogs
AFRICANIS DOGS
From the mixing of the Latin terms, Africa and canis, africanis comes out, dogs that are a mixture of hounds or greyhounds with wild dogs from South Africa. For some people it’s a breed, and for others it’s the generic name for dogs in South Africa. Dogs that in 2007 caught Daniel Naudé’s attention. He is a 31 years old photographer from South Africa, when he just finished University. Then, he started the project “Animal Farm”, a journey through lands and farms in South Africa where he wanted to portrait the link between humans and animals. But after finding the eyes of an Africanis in the middle of the way, these dogs became the main characters of his project. An adventure that ended 5 years later becoming a book with 50 portraits of animal, in special africanis, some of them wild, and others are from farms. But all of them enjoy their freedom, a thing that a lot of hounds cannot say.