“Utetezi wa mama” in Kiswahili means “The defense of a mother”. The landscape was not my favorite genre until now. The moment and the action it represents, however, pushed me to depict for the first time an environment that I love very much: the savannah.

Its red earth, a vegetation that is at times arid and at times rich in life and colors, an immense sky that varies in shapes and colors in a few minutes, is the setting for a gesture of love. During a safari, immersed in the beauty of the landscape, we passed very calmly far enough away from this elephant mother and her cub. We never understood why she suddenly felt somehow attacked and in danger. Her reaction surprised us and apologizing with useless words but with affection and sincerity, we ran away accelerating the pace.