The coloring, the decoration, the shimmering of beings and things are under the exclusive responsibility of women. Hans Silvester was already fascinated by the decoration of the facades of adobe houses, and he would discover others a few years later with the Bench, in Ethiopia.

The first time Hans Silvester went to India, it was not a great success. Attacked by the misery, the overcrowded and grey cities, he swore he would never go back. In the mid-1970s, he broke his promise and discovered the Thar Desert in Rajasthan. He went there about ten times in 3 years to better understand this modest people. It is thanks to his empathy, his patience and his emotional intelligence that he gained the trust of these "princesses of the desert" and was able to tame the light of this country.

Retour De Voyage selected this photograph for the harmony of the colors of these houses, decorated by the aesthetic taste of the women of Rajasthan.