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MAROC mon amour

Morocco  is  full  of  highly  intense  and  expressive  elements:  colour  is

saturated  and  dazzling;  light  reveals  and  is  warm;  and shadow  is  the

invisible  and  the  projected.  Shadows  and  lights  are  in  a  mutual

dialogue.  Often  the  shadows that  envelop  or  are  about  to

envelop  the  depicted  characters  acquire  a  symbolic  strength.

These  shadows  embed  what  remains  private  of  the  local

people,  the  reality  that  there  are  vast  limits  to  the

gaze  of  the  stranger.  Above  all,  they  enclose  an

unknown  force;  a  mysterious  condition...  In

some  photos,  the  light  takes  over  this

force,  and  prevails  as  a  mystical  and

symbolic  presence.  In  others,  the  light

reveals  beautiful  urban  details  and

life  scenes;  and  turns  on  incredible

vivid  colours.
   

Fez فاس

Shadows and lights infuse the daily routine of the Moroccan people, who live in the medina, the old town, under a sun that shines high and mighty over the horizon and over the sharp architecture. Shadows give shelter and somehow project everywhere: downward, upward, leftward, rightward, and to the centre, even in playful graphical shapes. Sometimes local architecture and natural elements reflect in shadows cast on walls, almost reminiscent of the photographic process itself.

We see that some inhabitants of the medinas become aware of the camera, and they hide or look suspiciously into it. Giancarlo and Federica are surrendered to the shy nature of the locals and found a way to let the beauty and meaning of their lives emerge without imposing himself. Also cats and dogs lives are

honoured in this selection, as they must be popular

denizens of the medinas.

Meknes مكناس

    

My favourite photo depicts a family looking at a stray dog that, relaxed, basks in the sun in a sphinx pose. There is a moving calm in this act of contemplation: paying attention to the dog and at the same time dwelling on the details of life and environment, without haste and with a careful eye. When does it happen to us to stop on the street and admire a stranger dog for a prolonged time? But perhaps this act of contemplation lasted just a few second. Yet what transpires from Giancarlo

and Federica’s Morocco is a sense of suspended time, of a

calm and serene condition where man lives with the

rhythm of nature and is still able to be still.

ANNA DABROWSKA

Essaouira الصويرة

Essaouira الصويرة

Chefchaouen شفشاون

Chefchaouen شفشاون

Meknes مكناس

Meknes مكناس

Meknes مكناس

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Meknes مكناس

Meknes مكناس

Meknes مكناس

Marrakesh مراكش

Marrakesh مراكش

Meknes مكناس

Marrakesh مراكش

Essaouira الصويرة

Marrakesh مراكش

Meknes مكناس

Meknes مكناس

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Chefchaouen شفشاون

Chefchaouen شفشاون

Meknes مكناس

Meknes مكناس

Essaouira الصويرة

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