POWER PLAY research page by Yasmine van Maasakker

*unearthing systems

*listening is a skill we might be learning a bit more now in zoom times

*to speak from a place of confidence, because you have the knowledge & create an authentic voice

Moroccan artists; research

things said in class

movies/podcasts/books/articles

videos by Dounia Benjelloun-Mezian:
'Amazigh music of yesterday and today'

FRIENDS I WANT TO INTERVIEW 

Kamil (@kamiltahiri video/photographer, 23 y/o)
Hamza (@hamchaimi graphic designer, 23 y/o)
Manal (@bmanal model and DJ 23 y/o)
Reda (@swlproductions productionhouse owner, 32 y/o)
Sarah (@sarahnadj stylist and mother, 32 y/o)
Yasmine (@nature1peinture photographer, museumjob, 24 y/o)
Amine (@aminebendriouich fashion designer, DJ, 30 y/o)
Zakaria (@zakariabendriouich bag designer 26 y/o)

The evolution of my
research question:

17/09
How are young creatives exposing themselves and their work in modern-day Morocco?

Are they held back by their religion? by the bureaucracy and politics?

Are they free to express their opinions publicly?

How has the acces to knowledge trough the internet influenced them, different to the past generations?



22/09
Are moroccan upcoming artists struggling to get their 'product' out in the world?

What influence does the internet/fake news has on the general people of Morocco

What platform do you use to find out where and when events are happening?

Is there a form of corruption you have to deal with? to get things done?

What is your most effective way to get your creations into the world.

How can we borrow each others online network irl? is there a bridge to be formed?



25/09
What can we learn from young Moroccan artists who are breaking grounds & avoiding corrupted institutions

Dweller Article: 'A Conversation on the Bleaching of Techno: How Appropriation is Normalized and Preserved'

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Ik help je een dag
Ik help je langer termijn
Ik doe iets niet zodat iemand ander het kan doen

*wat je voor me doet doe je tegen me, wat je met me doet help je me mee.

*woorden zijn als toverspreuken; to put someone under a spell

*godsdienst staat vol met spreekwoordelijke verbeeldingen

*retoriek van dehumanizing; kidnappen van taal, door een symbool te gebruiken. Je kan dit alleen tegen gaan door een sterk woord ertegen over te zetten.

Uitspraak npo aflevering Marokko op 1: "Ik vind de uitspraak 'een brug slaan' niet goed. Dat betekend dat je er van uit gaat dat jij hier staat en ik aan de overkant, terwijl we al aan dezelfde kant staan."

train of thought

When I saw this image, it triggered a memory of a story Hamza told me.

Hamza went to the only contemporary art museum in the whole of Morocco

First interview 29/09 — MANAL

When a good artist from Morocco creates something, moroccans don’t seem to recognise it’s worth or value. It has to be appreciated by foreigners (in France mostly) before moroccans actually acknowledge the artist and their work.

This complex comes from colonialism and brainwashing > 'white people are better, they know better'

reference; Faouzi Bensaidi, film director who made genius films before. When one of his films 'Sofia' was prized at Cannes and finally got on Netflix (trough france), he became more acknowledged and known in Morocco.