The Dune Residency is about to begin â I canât help myself but sharing! Iâm so excited about this project founded by
@azzedinesaleck @hamedine.kane7 and Virginie Lyobard đČđ·
The first two artists in residence are Mariam Benbakkar and Jordan Beal. Many more to come đ
@mar_bakkar is a Moroccan French artist based in Marseille. Her work explores themes of the city, identity, minorities, and alternative lifestyles. Using a variety of mediaâfrom image to textâshe reinterprets urban and social spaces through a decolonial perspective. In 2018, she co-founded the collective
@fillesdebledards with Alexia Fiasco, organizing events that highlight postcolonial imaginaries in France and promote emerging artists. Since 2023, she has also been organizing guided tours in the city of Marseille focused on its colonial history and economic development.
@danbeal_ is a visual artist and photographer from Martinique, where he lives and works. Since 2018, he has developed an experimental photographic practice that explores the materiality of the medium by altering negatives and prints through chemical reactions, submersion, and other techniques. His work blurs the boundaries between reality and imagination, creating poetic and evocative landscapes that question nature, territory, history, and identity. Bealâs work has been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions across the Caribbean and Europe.
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@theduneresidency to keep up with the project and its artists. â„ïž
⊠although they are reconnecting with inner selves âŠdisconnecting from phones