Biography Yto Barrada (Paris, France, 1971)
Yto Barrada studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and the International Center of Photography in New York. She now lives and works in Paris and Tangier. This double connection has informed her films and photographs. In her recent work, Barrada pursues her photographic and filmic recording of contemporary Morocco. Her photographs offer an effective and overdue antidote to the aesthetic fetishism that has long characterized Western representations of this part of the world. The Strait, initiated in 1998, is an ongoing project examining the hope of migration, the representations it gives birth to and its influence on the Tangier cityscape.
On the occasion of the presentation of Yto Barrada’s photographic work, Witte de With is organizing a series of debates. The discussions will address the issue of migration in contemporary Moroccan society. Participants to the symposium will compare their experiences …Read more
Even a life full of holes, a life of nothing but waiting, is better than no life at all. A Life Full of Holes, Driss Ben Hamed Charhadi, 1964 Even in its collapse, the colonial dream has left us the heritage …Read more
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