Black World

"Black World" is a self published book about illegal mineral extraction in Colombia, D.R.Congo and India. Focuses on different realities, follows a tryptych concept: three countries, three illegally extracted minerals (gold, coltan, coal), and three causes that lead to criminality. It's a Black World that millions of people are forced to work in, made of mines, dust and fear. Characterized by oppression, violence and trampled human rights: where the presence of enormous deposits of minerals transform into a curse for the people through the illegality caused by games of power and corrupt economies.

Erberto Zani (Italy, 1978) is a documentary photographer, journalist and photo books designer, based between Parma (Italy) and Basel (Switzerland). Since 1998 he worked as photographer in advertisement sector. Freelance since 2008, most of his works are focused on documentary-humanitarian themes. He cooperates with companies, magazines and No Profit Organizations, for photographs and editorial projects.