Joel in Cape Verde, West Africa: Camping in the Serra Malagueta

Friday, January 28, 2011

Camping in the Serra Malagueta

In order to get to know a very different side of Cape Verde, I traveled out of the capital and into the interior of the island Santiago with a group of friends. We spent the night camping in the mountains, and hiked around, enjoying the beautiful views. We stopped at the mountain house of a friend and his family for a visit.

About Joel Bergner

Joel Bergner is an award-winning mural artist whose work, focusing on issues of culture, diversity and history, explores a variety of local and international social issues. His murals are brightly- colored, intense and detailed, and are currently on display in many US cities such as Washington DC, San Francisco, Chicago and Baltimore, and abroad in Brazil, Cuba, El Salvador and Peru, and most recently in Cape Verde, West Africa. Joel leads youth mural projects and collaborates with community groups, organizations and fellow artists. Last year Joel was a featured artist in the Amnesty International Human Right Art Festival. Joel’s artwork is heavily inspired by his community-based work, including positions with a variety of non-profit organizations. He has taught in a juvenile detention center and has worked with foster youth, international refugees, the homeless and the mentally ill. He spent years counseling marginalized youth who were struggling with issues such as violence, prostitution, and drugs. For more information on Joel and images of work, click here to see his website.