Intervention Sakia Al Hamra : Fine Art Pigment Print, 74 x 110 cm / 2016
ATTORAB AL WATANI (NATIONAL TERRITORY)
In 2016, a monumental project, Attorab Al Watani / National Territory, explores the meaning of the phrase "etching one’s place in history" by combining performance, sculpture, photography and video. In order to finalize this work, El Gotaibi travels across the twelve regions of Morocco, according to the official breakdown. He digs his own name in gigantic letters in the earth, eight hours a day, scrupulously observing a wage earner’s daily working hours. Through this labour, the artist extracts soil samples from each region out of which he builds a rammed earth construction, spelling out Attorab Al Watani / National Territory, covering a seventeen meter surface.
Resistance, perseverance, inscribing his name as an imminent and intimate trace, El Gotaibi explores anew the battle of the individual against the forces which marginalize him and deprive him of his right to fulfillment and creation.
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ATTORAB AL WATANI (NATIONAL TERRITORY)
In 2016, a monumental project, Attorab Al Watani / National Territory, explores the meaning of the phrase "etching one’s place in history" by combining performance, sculpture, photography and video. In order to finalize this work, El Gotaibi travels across the twelve regions of Morocco, according to the official breakdown. He digs his own name in gigantic letters in the earth, eight hours a day, scrupulously observing a wage earner’s daily working hours. Through this labour, the artist extracts soil samples from each region out of which he builds a rammed earth construction, spelling out Attorab Al Watani / National Territory, covering a seventeen meter surface.
Resistance, perseverance, inscribing his name as an imminent and intimate trace, El Gotaibi explores anew the battle of the individual against the forces which marginalize him and deprive him of his right to fulfillment and creation.
read more
ATTORAB AL WATANI (NATIONAL TERRITORY)
In 2016, a monumental project, Attorab Al Watani / National Territory, explores the meaning of the phrase "etching one’s place in history" by combining performance, sculpture, photography and video. In order to finalize this work, El Gotaibi travels across the twelve regions of Morocco, according to the official breakdown. He digs his own name in gigantic letters in the earth, eight hours a day, scrupulously observing a wage earner’s daily working hours. Through this labour, the artist extracts soil samples from each region out of which he builds a rammed earth construction, spelling out Attorab Al Watani / National Territory, covering a seventeen meter surface.
Resistance, perseverance, inscribing his name as an imminent and intimate trace, El Gotaibi explores anew the battle of the individual against the forces which marginalize him and deprive him of his right to fulfillment and creation.
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Intervention Tighmert : Fine Art Pigment Print, 74 x 110 cm / 2016
MANIFESTO OF ACTION
Amine El Gotaibi delivers a manifesto there on his own country, which he says does not allow the individual to settle or, as the saying goes, "to make his name in history." To invite citizens to action, he then decided to put his own in the earth.
El Gotaibi literally "tested" the national territory by traveling 18,000 km through the twelve regions of Morocco to carve his own name in monumental letters. A repeated performative act in which the artist, voluntarily wearing a traditional farmer’s costume, dug the ground for eight hours. He chose for this empty areas, in the middle of nature.
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MANIFESTO OF ACTION
Amine El Gotaibi delivers a manifesto there on his own country, which he says does not allow the individual to settle or, as the saying goes, "to make his name in history." To invite citizens to action, he then decided to put his own in the earth.
El Gotaibi literally "tested" the national territory by traveling 18,000 km through the twelve regions of Morocco to carve his own name in monumental letters. A repeated performative act in which the artist, voluntarily wearing a traditional farmer’s costume, dug the ground for eight hours. He chose for this empty areas, in the middle of nature.
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MANIFESTO OF ACTION
Amine El Gotaibi delivers a manifesto there on his own country, which he says does not allow the individual to settle or, as the saying goes, "to make his name in history." To invite citizens to action, he then decided to put his own in the earth.
El Gotaibi literally "tested" the national territory by traveling 18,000 km through the twelve regions of Morocco to carve his own name in monumental letters. A repeated performative act in which the artist, voluntarily wearing a traditional farmer’s costume, dug the ground for eight hours. He chose for this empty areas, in the middle of nature.
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Watermelon and Chair : Ink and charcoal on paper, 150 x 150cm / 2020
THE CONSTRUCTIVE ACT
The artist emphasizes the essential role of creative work, arguing that it must offer the viewer genuine value. While acknowledging that artists often draw inspiration from societal flaws to critique the system, El Gotaibi distances himself from purely pessimistic or destructive forms of denunciation. Instead, he asserts a clear ambition to present a constructive alternative, particularly evidenced in the execution of his project, National Territory.
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THE CONSTRUCTIVE ACT
The artist emphasizes the essential role of creative work, arguing that it must offer the viewer genuine value. While acknowledging that artists often draw inspiration from societal flaws to critique the system, El Gotaibi distances himself from purely pessimistic or destructive forms of denunciation. Instead, he asserts a clear ambition to present a constructive alternative, particularly evidenced in the execution of his project, National Territory.
read more
THE CONSTRUCTIVE ACT
The artist emphasizes the essential role of creative work, arguing that it must offer the viewer genuine value. While acknowledging that artists often draw inspiration from societal flaws to critique the system, El Gotaibi distances himself from purely pessimistic or destructive forms of denunciation. Instead, he asserts a clear ambition to present a constructive alternative, particularly evidenced in the execution of his project, National Territory.
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Sergeant : Video installation of 12 screens / 12 videos of 45 min / 2016
Sergeant : Video installation of 12 screens / 12 videos of 45 min / 2016
The Seductive Hand: Drawing, charcoal, watercolor, earth on paper, 150 x 150 cm / 2016
The Seductive Hand: Drawing, charcoal, watercolor, earth on paper, 150 x 150 cm / 2016
