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Yasmina AlaouiLecture opaque I2022
2022
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Recently, Yasmina Alaoui was fascinated by what she witnessed at Sidi Abderrahmane, a small islet off the Casablanca corniche which houses the shrine of the 19th Century marabout Sidi Abderrahmane, a native of Baghdad. This holy man was reputedly able to walk on water and reach inaccessible worlds. Today the islet of Sidi Abderrahmane is known for the ritual of “Ldoun” in which female clairvoyants known in Morocco as “chouwafa” ward off bad luck or read the future of an individual by analysing the shapes of molten lead taking shape whilst cooling off when poured into water.
Yasmina Alaoui has recreated these poured shapes in resin and arranged them into organic formations onto impeccably polished resin slabs in rich colours, much in contrast to the commonplace dirt-beaten or cement floors of the dwellings in which the divination rituals take place. As such, these fortune-telling lead spills are transfigured into surprisingly light and elegant oriental compositions which are reminiscent of the startling Chinese representations of the dragon as an imperial symbol of great power, prosperity, and strength. These works reveal Yasmina Alaoui’s ability to reformulate a known practice, in this case César Baldacini’s 1960s so-called expansions, and make it undeniably original.
- Creator:Yasmina Alaoui (1977, Moroccan)
- Creation Year:2022
- Dimensions:Height: 55.12 in (140 cm)Width: 43.31 in (110 cm)
- More Editions & Sizes:Edition of onePrice: $23,500
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- Gallery Location:Marrakech, MA
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