Mohamed El Mahdaoui
His project at the gates of Tétouan’s medina: Performance, painting, and socially engaged practice.
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At Bab Mkaber, the performance turned out very differently. Bab Mkaber means "Cemetery Gate". When we follow the wall outside the medina, the concrete road abruptly stops and we have to cross the cemetery to reach this quite forgotten area, sadly famous for its social issues. There, if the presence of Mahdaoui among countryside women selling myrtle – traditionally used for flowering graves – obviously awakened people’s curiosity, they barely approached the artist, nor did they ask questions. In fact, the purpose of their visit in the cemetery surroundings was clearly devoted to reverence and meditation and their minds were hardly free for quite a challenging artistic installation.
© Photo: Khalid El Bastrioui
His project at the gates of Tétouan’s medina: Performance, painting, and socially engaged practice.