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From the park to the city and back
Art works in the city from May 26th to June 5th Art works in process at the park from May 26th to June 5th
5th artistic bridge Orientation Over the last three years, special attention was granted to the Hermitage Park has by the Casablanca City Council and by the moroccan media. But it is, to this day, still not indicated in the city and remains unknown to most of the Casablanca inhabitants. For this reason, we decided to direct our 2006 action toward opening the neighborhood and the city to the park. PROGRAMM Amina Benbouchta. Hassan EChair. Younès Rahmoun (Collectif 212. Casablanca and Tétouan. Morocco) Group intervention. A tresor exists in the park. The group invites the Casablanca inhabitants to discover it between Saturday June 3rd and Sunday June 4rth. Tiny houses are hung to trees facing Nador street near the park. Various drawings announce the multiple possibilities which the Hermitage park has to offer to its visitors. The group proposes image projections of fragments of the plant and animal lifes found inside the park. They can be viewed in the park as well as from the windows of Hassan Darsi’s and Khadija Kabbaj’s workshops (respectively located on Jura street and Jean Jaurès street).
Hassan Darsi (La source du lion. Casablanca. Morocco) The artist explores the human « face » of the Hermitage Park’s territory. Huge black and white maps located along the 327 metre interior wall seperating the park from the train tracks can be seen by the El Bidaoui train voyagers. This work is completed by a flyer indicating the multiples accesses to the park.
The Hermitage Park artistic workshops Open doors. The children who participated in the year long workshops of the park will present their works with Tarek Fayed and the invited artists of the 2006 edition.
Gabi Farage (Collectif Bruit du Frigo. Bordeaux France) If the development of democratic projects remains a challenge for our societies, then new urban forms are still to be invented. Incresaing numbers of individuals should find possibilities to have control over our physical world » Mahmoud Khaled (Alexandria. Egypt)« San Simon reconstruction ». Alongside with the visitors, the artist will proceed in the creation of a specific space influenced by a decorative poster representing an imaginary and idealized garden. Wanda Hoesch and Rym Morgan (Asiles NGO. France-Lebanon) « Asile’s vocation is to participate in the developement of socio-educational activities as well as artistic expressions inside refugee zones. Emptiness and lack of roots build wounded identities in refugee camps. ». Filming of a documentary about the artistic bridge.
Studies and Research Friday June 2nd 10 AM Espace UNESCO The rehabilitation of the park : a process at the scale of Casablanca. Pascal Lopez Atelier Vert (landscaqpe company in charge with the park’s rehabilitation project) Wolrd gardens project : Presented by Hassan Darsi Proposal for a netherland garden given by the students of the Willem de Kooning Academy of Rotterdam (Thankamany Ooms/Ruben Kleimeer/Margreet van der Helm/Erik Albas) and their professor Maik Mager 12 :30 PM Lunch in the Park 3PM Walk in the park and meet around the artists works 6 :30 PM Media library at the French Institute Marion Renoud-Grappin (Université Lyon Lumière II) Presentation of a an experience at the Hermitage park Performances Saturday June 3rd 10 AM 3 students from the art schools of Tetouan and Casablanca take over Nador street simultaneously Abdelwahid Noura : Performance by the doors of houses located near the playground Othmane Fekraoui : The artist engages himself on a 5m diametre circle as long as the assistance can endure it. Hasnaa Saber : The inhabitants of the neighborhood drop their thoughts in an urn Michel Moffarts (CO21 Brussels) : « Small orange interrventions in the park » and « Conversation around a glass of orange juice » 12 PM Lunck in the park 3 PM Ligue Arabe Park Mohamed El Baz (Lille-France). « A public rendez-vous and a quiet manifestation. People walk and remain silent. They don’t want anything other then to be » With the participation of the children who experienced the Omar Salim artistic workshop 5 :30 PM Open workshops : Hassan Darsi and Khadija Kabbaj Performances Sundy June 4rth From 10 AM to 12 PM Michel Moffarts (CO21, Brussels)« Small orange interventions in the park » followed by « Conversation around a glass of orange juice » From 10 AM to 12 PM Christine Quoiraud (Bordeaux, France). Walk and dance in the park and in it’s neighbouring area with the children participating in the artistic workshops of the park 2006 Publications- « Echo Hermitage » by Martine Derain about the Hermitage project. To be found in November 2006. Le Fennec editions- « Art for social transformation » Follow up of the « Art for social transformation » colloquium organized in Tunis and Bolona by the Cittadellarte Michelangelo Pistoletto Foundation.
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