Présentation à Tétouan des travaux réalisés par les étudiants de l' Institut National des Beaux Arts - INBA lors de l'atelier fait à l'oasis de Tighmert (Guelmim, Maroc) en avril 2019 avec les étudiants de l'École nationale supérieure d'arts de Paris-Cergy, en partenariat avec LE 18 Marrakech et Caravane Tighmert.
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retour de tighmert: épisode 1 marrakech /
Conversation qui a eu lieu au centre culturel LE 18 à Marrakech le 17 avril 2019, avec les artistes Mohamed Arejdal, M'Barek Bouhchichi, Laila Hida, Claudia Triozzi et l’architecte Carlos Perez Marin, ayant fait l'expérience de la résidence Caravane Tighmert dans le passé et qui répondent aux questions de la contemporanéité du désert et de la place de la culture contemporaine dans la société marocaine.
Par ailleurs des étudiants des écoles d'art de Tétouan (INBA) et Paris-Cergy (ENSAPC) ont parlé de leurs expériences après l’atelier une semaine que nous avons organisé à Tighmert dans le cadre de Caravane Tighmert 2019 et de leur restitution (dessins, vidéos, installations, photographies et performance) montrée ce soir même au 18.
sakhra march 2019 /
In September 2018, we (Abdeljalil Saouli, Gilles Aubry and myself) started to work on an artistic project in Moulay Bouchta Al Khamar, a village situated 75 km north of Fez. We met in Moulay Bouchta to explore the possibilities this place offer to contemporary culture, guided by Abdeljalil who grew up there and decided to come back and settle down after his studies at the art school of Tetouan (Institut National des beaux-arts de Tétouan).
Read Moreespacios desérticos y creación contemporánea /
Conferencia del pasado 12 de febrero 2019 en el Real Conservatorio Profesional de Danza “Mariemma” de Madrid sobre espacios desérticos y creación contemporánea, basado en nuestras experiencias en el desierto y especialmente con los proyectos Caravane Tighmert y Project Qafila.
sakhra /
Things to do in Moulay Bouchta Al-Khamar (Taounate, Morocco) in March. 3 days of artistic interventions, promenades and conversations on habitat, listening and environment.
An artistic project proposed by Abdeljalil Saouli (Moroccan visual artist), Gilles Aubry (Swiss sound artist) and Carlos Perez Marin (Spanish architect).
caravane tighmert. the (personal) story behind /
I have decided to tell my own story concerning what we do in the oasis of Tighmert, Guelmim (Maroc). How we started, the state of contemporary culture in Morocco, our future with the artists gathering...
Click on the image to discover the whole story.
Caravane Tighmert
the (personal) story behind
atelier inba tetouant 2018 /
This year I will work again with the students of the Art School of Tetouan (Morocco). The workshop will take place from the 1st to the 16th February. We will work on a 20 meters high art installation in a small street of the medina (UNESCO World Heritage Site). We will discuss, and learn, about art in public spaces, heritage as a source for contemporary art, scale and construction systems, representation...
beyond qafila thania at final kibrit event /
In the framework of Kibrit final event, we showed a work in progress exhibition on Beyond Qafila Thania, with some sketches and pictures, as well as a sound installation, by Amado Alfadni, M'barek Bouhchichi, Pau Cata, Carlos Perez and Heidi Vogels. It was at Le 18 in Marrakech.
qanat /
Le 18 Marrakech scheduled a very interesting program related to WATER (in the framework of Kibrit). As we shared some topics and some artists participated also in Beyond Qafila Thania, we decided (with Platform Harakat) to match our agendas in order to visit the Drâa valley in Zagora (Morocco) and discover its heritage concerning water, architecture and caravans.
There was also a round table with artists and researches on the experience during Beyond Qafila Thania project.
culture strategy for guelmim oases /
Last week we handed a proposal over to authorities on contemporary culture in the oasis of Guelmim (made through Marsad Drâa and Caravane Tighmert). A program that authorities asked us at a meeting last July . It will take a few more weeks to know if they accept the challenge of bringing contemporary culture to those little paradises that are still the oases.
A big thank you to all the artists for trusting us and for their engagement in this adventure.
This culture strategy has four aims:
- to provide access to multidisciplinary artistic training for the oasis population.
- to develop a cultural network in the province (which will allow a better social cohesion).
- to encourage contemporary creation, based on oasis cultures.
- to promote contemporary oasis cultures at regional, national and international levels.
imitation and tradition in contemporary art in morocco /
In July, I participated in the round table organised by Youmein Creative Media Festival that took place at the American Legation in Tangier. In this edition, the festival proposed visual and performing artists to think about Imitation and Tradition in contemporary art in Morocco (these two terms use the same word in Arabic, "taqlid" in singular is imitation and in plural, "taqalid", traditions).
Thanks to the organisation for this opportunity.
épilogue caravane tighmert 2017 /
Chaque année nous aimons savoir l'avis des participants, voici l'épilogue de la troisième édition:
Pour plus d'information sur cette édition, vous trouverez toutes les photos et les vidéos sur le site:
Caravane Tighmert 2017
heidi vogels / gilles aubry in Tighmert /
Last week I had the opportunity to share some, and new, amazing experiences with Dutch artist Heidi Vogels (www.heidivogels.nl www.gardensoffez.com) and Swiss artist Gilles Aubry (www.earpolitics.net), and of course with Ahmed Dabbah.
Heidi Vogels
Gilles Aubrey
The artists came to make some researches on oasian way of life (inside and outside the oasis) and on traditional music. During our stay, we could better understand the importance of Tighmert in the Moroccan history as well as in the current natural ecosystem of the region, thanks to the spring near the oasis, a real crossroad in the Oued Noun region.
However, non of these experiences can be compared with the encounter with nomads. We had the opportunity of sharing one night with a nomad family, talking, singing and sleeping with them, and another one with camel herders, learning more and more about this incredible animal.
Moreover, Gilles could meet some descendants of ancient Guedra dancers that performed for Paul Bowles in the 50s, as well as women working and singing near the oasis.
It will be very interesting to see what artists will produce with all the materials they got during the week, maybe we will see a preview during the next Caravane Tighmert festival in July...
Thanks to both of you for trusting us when we proposed you the oasis of Tighmert as an artistic place for research and creation.
inba workshop, tétouan /
It has been a pleasure to organise a workshop for the students of the art school of Tetouan (the only belonging to the culture ministry). During three weeks we have been working on art interventions in public spaces, more specifically in the medina from the 15th century.
Besides, it has been an honour to teach at this school, because the history you can find on its ateliers and corridors. Most of the best Moroccan artist have studied here and I hope some of mines will in the future.
Institut National des Beaux-Arts de Tétouan (Maroc)
atelier avec l'Institut National des Beaux-Arts de Tétouan /
This week we will start a workshop with the students of the art school of Tetouan (Morocco) on contemporary art in public spaces. To be continued...
