Karim Rafi
In the works of the Morrocan artist, noise takes on a meaning that is both artistic and political.
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The artist chooses markets and flea markets in particular in order to transform such spaces into museums or ecstatic movie theaters. His work in the markets of Casabarata in Tangier and Derb Ghalef in Casablanca are vivid examples. With both, the artist lived in the shops with their owners. And he worked with the owners to re-organize the shops’ merchandise, which was largely comprised of second-hand goods brought over from Europe, in a kind of recycling motivated by necessity rather than ecology. Karim Rafi’s interventions transform the spaces of daily life into poetic experiments and into places for developing his artistic vocabulary.
© Photo: Karim Rafi
Courtesy of the artist and L'appartement 22, Rabat
In the works of the Morrocan artist, noise takes on a meaning that is both artistic and political.