Burkina: “Making the invisible visible”, the fight of photographer Warren Boureima Saré

Since 2005, Burkinabe photographer Warren Boureima Saré has made it his mission to make visible the emblematic figures of the history of the two world wars, of Indochina and Algeria through his masterpiece entitled “Veterans Combatants”, published by Eiffage Senegal.

“Veterans” is a work that traces the poignant testimonies of the tragic period of more than 400 veterans around the world during and after the two world wars in Indochina and Algeria,” said photographer Warren Boureima Saré .

According to him, this work revives the feelings of compassion, humanism and solidarity that the combatants maintained on the battlefields, through several testimonies from African and French soldiers.

For pan-African work and the duty of memory, Mr. Saré traveled through several West African countries, namely the Ivory Coast, Senegal, Niger, Guinea, Burkina Faso and France to the search for these men who marked history.

“I, as the great-grandson of an African skirmisher, through this book, I encourage the young generation to discover their roots, to learn from our common memory and to banish all kinds of violence so that together we can build a better world,” he said.

The Burkinabé photographer informed that the first edition of the book “Veterans combatants” had 600 copies of which 103 books were sold at the fixed price of 10,000 FCFA and the 497 others shared with structures.

Mr. Saré also informed that a second edition of the book “Anciens Combattants” is in progress and the unit price is set at 25,000 FCFA.

He also announced the upcoming arrival of his second jewel entitled “Brother in arms or brotherhood in arms” which is a source of meditation for true social cohesion and the promotion of lasting peace in the world.

Warren Boureima Saré is a native of Béguédo in the Center-East region of Burkina Faso. Despite the fact that he did not have the chance to go to white school, this handicap was not an obstacle to his desire to become a reference in the field of Burkinabe photography.

Source: Burkina Information Agency