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territory and heritage. Saharan caravans /  by Carlos Perez Marin

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In October 2022, the 25th Ceuta History Conference was held, organised by the Instituto de Estudios Ceutíes, entitled Historical Heritage of Ceuta and its surroundings. The programme included a presentation on Territory and heritage: Saharan caravans. You can read the article clicking on the image.

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En octubre de 2022 tuvieron lugar las XXV Jornadas de Historia de Ceuta organizadas por el Instituto de Estudios Ceutíes, con el título Patrimonio Histórico de Ceuta y su entorno. En el programa se incluía una ponencia sobre Territorio y patrimonio: caravanas saharianas que se puede leer clicando en la imagen.

desert habitats /  by Carlos Perez Marin

Presentation that took place in September the 22nd in Marrakech (Morocco) in the framework of Global Research Studio program (ARCH9000) of Wentworth Institut of Technology (Boston - Massachusetts, USA), "Morocco and Impact Innovation Network", related to habitats in the Sahara desert.

Thanks a lot to Soufian Aaraichi and NJ Unaka for the invitation to talk to their students about my research in desert areas.

oase kassel. le 18 at documenta 15 /  by Carlos Perez Marin

In the framework of the participation of Le 18 Marrakech in documenta 15, we wanted to reflect on what an oasis would look like in Kassel. The workshop, OASE KASSEL was organised with Laila Hida (Le 18), Iswanto Hartono (ruangrupa, the colectif selected by documenta for the artistic direction of the 15th edition), Renée Tribble (head of the Urban Design Unit at Dortmund University) and Markus Ambach. Among the activities we developed during the 5 days, there was a presentation of what is an oasis and a conversation about the need of considering the oases as an urban development model in Kassel. Click on the picture for more information:

caravane tighmert: self-questioning /  by Carlos Perez Marin

Some times it is important to self-questioning, specially when talking on cultural activities we propose in the desert, without a pattern or model to follow, but building one with our own means. You will find some thoughts on how we are learning to decode the desert through artistic (or non artistic) researches and activities.

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caravane tighmert 2020. epilogues /  by Carlos Perez Marin

In December 2020 we organised the 6th edition of the artists gathering, Caravane Tighmert. After having postponed the original date ( in April), because of the pandemic, we decided to celebrate it after the fire that burnt a third of the oasis surface, as a signal of support for the inhabitants, even if only artists living in Morocco could participate.

I could not come to Morocco because borders were closed but after this special edition, we had a series of conversations with the 7 artists, talking about their experiences and their works, but also about many different subjects that use to interest participants (nomadism, agriculture, water irrigation, caravans…). We also dedicated some time to explain the stories behind some of the member of the team (Ghassan, Slama, Mohamed…).

à l'épreuve du tamis /  by Carlos Perez Marin

Next Thursday, the 20th February, Le 18 Marrakech presents a collective exhibition curated by Fatima-Zahra Lakrissa, À l’épreuve du tamis, with artists Mohamed Arejdal, Nassim Azarzar, Ihsane Boudrig M’barek Bouhchichi, Khadija El Abyad, Abdeljalil Saouli and the projects Caravane Tighmert and Festival International d’Art Indigène.

Graphic design: Nassim Azarzar

Text: Fatima-Zahra Lakrissa

As a part of Caravane Tighmert, there will be audio interviews, pictures, textes and drawings from the researches developed during 10 years in the desert that have been used by artists for their contemporary creations. This kind of archive is online through the following websites:

www.marsaddraa.com

www.caravanetighmert.com

www.projectqafila.com

www.carlosperezmarin.com

This is a parallel project of the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair that will take place in Marrakech (20-23 February).

qafila rabiaa: episode 1 /  by Carlos Perez Marin

Since 2016 I develop a practical research on caravans and nomadism, walking through the same routes caravans did in the past. You will find more information on our website (click on the image).

The 4th caravan will be a short one, a way to make discover some artists friends what it means to walk with nomads and to live in the middle of the desert. We will start next week in a point between Zagora and Foum Zguid and we will arrive one week later to M’hamid El Ghizlane where we will attend Taragalte Festival and we will share the culture of the desert with people from Mauritania, Mali, Niger…

This is the “theoretical” route we will follow, then, the desert and the nomads will say…

qafila rabiaa: episode 1 /  by Carlos Perez Marin

As a continuation of our practical research on caravans (in the framework of Project Qafila), we are already working on Qafila Rabiaa: Episode 1.


The first episode will be a short trek of 7 days (90 km) starting near Zagora and arriving to M’hamid El Ghizlane. Dates will be the last week of October or the first one of November. It has been thought to introduce some contemporary artists and researches to nomad life in the Saharan desert.

This is a possible route:

More information coming soon.

retour de tighmert: épisode 1 marrakech /  by Carlos Perez Marin

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.

caravane tighmert 2019 /  by Carlos Perez Marin

The 5th edition of Caravane Tighmert will take place next week in the oasis of Tighmert (Guelmim, Morocco), and it will have three parts, researches, visual and performing artists / music / art students from Tetouan (INBA) and Paris-Cergy (ENSAPC). These are the participants:

Khadija El Abyad, M’barek Bouhchichi, Lucia Citterio, Sarah Dornhof, Hanne Van Dyck, Said El Haddaji, Alexandra Kollárová, Marion Lécrivain, Manon de Matauco, Souad El Maysour, Btihal Remli, Lucie Sassiat and Jake Wiener.

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