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18 Nov 2012
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An exhibition with the colours of the sky
- Entitled "Contemporary Morocco and religion: practices of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism", this exhibition will take place from December 3, 2012, to January 6, 2013, in the heart of the French-Moroccan Alliance of Essaouira.
- The fruit of 3 artist residencies at the Riad Denise Masson in Marrakech, 50 photographic works created by Anne Henning between 2011 and 2012 will be unveiled, inviting visitors to discover the history...
- The fruit of 3 artist residencies at the Riad Denise Masson in Marrakech, 50 photographic works created by Anne Henning between 2011 and 2012 will be unveiled, inviting visitors to discover the history...
During her stays in Morocco, thanks to her meetings with many religious figures and intellectuals, and the support of her friends in Marrakech, Anne de Henning benefited from access to the places of worship of the three religions, which allowed her to document herself on rites and monuments.One will discover in her photos: the Koutoubia, the Sufi brotherhood of the Zaouia of Sidi Bel Abbés, the most important of the seven patron saints of Marrakech, the morning prayer at the synagogue of the Mellah of Marrakech, the Sunday mass at the church of Essaouira, the vespers at the convent of the Melkite Eastern Catholic rite of Tazert. Also, the organisers of the exhibition explain that "the photographs of Anne de Henning bear witness to the history of Morocco as a place of meeting for the three monotheistic religions present today on its soil". A professional photographer since the 1970s, Ann…
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