Arts in Marrakech Biennale
Review of the visual arts exhibition, curated by Abdellah Karroum. With a photo tour.
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Don’t cross the bridge before you get to the river. 2009
Video installation
Don't cross the bridge before you get to the river is a two screen audio-visual installation. One screen represents the southern shore of the Strait of Gibraltar and the other the northern shore. A line of children leaving Africa cut across the ocean as they head towards Europe. They hold small ships made of shoes in their hands. The same line leaves the shores of Spain heading towards Morocco until the two meet at the horizon. This is a highly symbolic work, especially given the breadth of social disparities in this narrow geographical passage between the legions of African immigrants who board dangerous boats trying to escape violence, destitution and despair, and the affluence of the lavish consumerist societies that have become a mirage under the shadow of stringent immigration policies that guard the walls of Europe.
© Photos: Khalid El Bastrioui
Review of the visual arts exhibition, curated by Abdellah Karroum. With a photo tour.