3oubour, A River Between Mountains invites artists to critically consider the concept of technical knowledge and innovation, not just as something which always has to be ‘new’, but also as existing within the realm of inherited and locally bound practices that go back several centuries, and how these revelations could illuminate ways of being.
Across two locations, the project includes a residency and exhibition in Fez, as well as an exhibition in the UK thereafter.
This project is co-produced by The Arab British Centre, A.MAL Projects and Takafes, with the support of British Council Morocco, Henry Moore Foundation, Artsadmin, and Freelands Foundation. In partnership with Crafts Council.
Participating Artists
Dima Srouji
Dima Srouji is an architect and visual artist whose work explores the ground as a space rich in cultural weight and potential for collective repair.
Mehdi Ouahmane
Mehdi Ouahmane blends digital and traditional media to explore myth, escapism, and eco-catastrophes through fragmented dialogues and whimsical realms, contemplating past and present in his surreal, game-inspired narratives.
Alia Hamaoui
Alia Hamaoui merges sculpture, painting, and print to explore memory, history, and cultural identity through layered fragments and muted tones, interrogating how images shape our understanding of historical narratives and cultural identities.
Nabil Himich
Nabil Himich merges architecture and literature to explore postcolonial aporias, class hierarchies, and spatial politics through multidisciplinary works, employing concepts like ‘con-texture’ to deconstruct power, territory, and representation.
Monya Riachi
Monya Riachi is a multidisciplinary artist whose research-driven practice explores land politics, ecological transformation, and the agency of matter through sculpture, installation, and collaborative works.
WWW (World War Water)
WWW is a collaboration between Aïda Jamal, Imane El Kabli, and Lori Kharpoutilan, through a non-hierarchical exploration of resistance and memory. The project debuted in Youmein Festival in 2024, and shall grow in Fez.