Episode 6

1-54 Forum Marrakech 2018 | Moroccan Craft in the 21st Century

1-54 Forum Marrakech

23 - 25 February 2018

Moroccan Craft in the 21st Century

Artisans, who represent 20% of the Moroccan workforce, are too often constrained by a narrow range of products geared toward the tourist market. The Mahjouba Initiative, which aims to make artisanally-made motorbikes for the local market, is an ambitious attempt at reviving craft by exploring its relations to art, economics, and imagination. A panel discussion with  Eric Van Hove (Artist, Marrakech), Samya Abid (Director, Atelier Eric van Hove), Driss Khrouz (Economist, Rabat) and Driss Ksikes (Writer, Rabat).

L'ARTISANAT MAROCAIN AU XXIème SIECLE [Fr]

Les artisans, qui représentent 20% de la main-d'œuvre marocaine, sont trop souvent contraints par une gamme étroite de produits orientés vers le marché touristique. L'initiative Mahjouba, qui vise à fabriquer des motocyclettes artisanales pour le marché local, est une tentative ambitieuse de relancer l'artisanat en explorant ses relations avec l'art, l'économie et l'imaginaire. Un panel avec Eric van Hove (artiste, Marrakech), Samya Abid (directrice de l'Atelier Eric van Hove), Driss Khrouz (économiste, Rabat) et Driss Ksikes (écrivain, Rabat).

Image: Eric van Hove © Keetja Allard

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Accompanying 1-54, the leading international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora, is 1-54 Forum, the fair's programme of discussion, performance, readings and other interventions.