Thirty-seven artists from five continents are presenting their thoughts on food for the exhibition Food at the MUCEM in Marseille. Today we’re taking a closer look at the work of Ymane Fakhir. Curated by Adelina Von Fürstenberg and created by the NGO Art for the World, which is associated with the United Nations’ Department of Public Information, Food is the result of a three-year initiative held in different countries with different partner institutions. The Marseille-based Moroccan photographer, Ymane Fakhir exhibited five photographs offering a fantastical and symbolic vision of food and the rituals that surround it.
In the same vein as her work on intimacy, gesture and traditions/superstitions, Fakhir examines our relationship to food through studio portraits shot against a white background. The photograph “Al Fitr” shows us a measuring cup. During Eid al-Fitr, when the fast is broken, one or several parts from this measuring cup are redistributed to the needy. In another photograph, “Sadaqah” (“Voluntary Charity”), two hands are passing a plastic bag filled with bread during a traditional custom. On Fridays, the day of prayer in Muslim countries, it is impossible to buy bread without giving some to others. “Feed others so as not to be fed upon yourself,” says Fakhir. “Feed others to be forgiven. Feed others to wash yourself of sin. Feed others to share. Feed others so that you may eat.”
Read the full article on the French version of L’Oeil.
EXHIBITION
Food / Produire, Manger, Consommer
From October 24th 2014 to February 23rd, 2015
MuCEM
7 promenade Robert Laffont (esplanade du J4)
13002 Marseille
EVENTS
From November 29th 2014 to March 1st 2015
un cycle de films sur la nourriture
Auditorium -Séance 5 € / 3 €
http://documentsdartistes.org/artistes/fakhir/repro.html
