Mohamed El Mahdaoui
His project at the gates of Tétouan’s medina: Performance, painting, and socially engaged practice.
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Mahdaoui chose to show the traces of the series of performances in a traditional guesthouse of the medina (Riad Gasela). This decision reflects the artist’s interest in avoiding venues specifically devoted to art. It also refers to an idea of democratisation that consists in bringing art to the people instead of "bringing people to the art".
The courtyard is vertically occupied by an installation made of a 1.40-meter-wide black receptacle into which water drops from the ceiling, about 8 meters above.
© Photo: Khalid El Bastrioui
His project at the gates of Tétouan’s medina: Performance, painting, and socially engaged practice.