The video triptych illustrates the art of truffle hunting in three different countries: in Piedmont, northern Italy, where the truffles are considered a very refined product; in central Albania, in which the hunters sell most of the bounty to foreign traders, and in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, where desert truffles have become a common food in the local kitchen. By following the path of the hunters, the viewer apprehends the risks behind this “not so innocent” practice: what is then the real value of this product?
Research and Design:
Cinzia Bongino
DESIGN ACADEMY EINDHOVEN
MA Information Design - Trimester 1&3
