GuideMarrakech_COP22_VUK_VA

Happenings at Bab Ighli
ART’COP22: International Exhibition of Contemporary Art
The Arkane Maroc Association will also organize an artistic event in the Green Zone: ART’COP22.
Over 500 m2, within the Civil Society zone, the association will present an international exhibition
with the theme "World Art Coop Expressions", as well as the second edition of Arkane - Afrika, an
exhibition dedicated to promoting African contemporary art. This COP22-labeled event will allow
participants to discover numerous paintings, photographic works, engravings and sculptures.
The Mediterranean Consortium for Nature &
Culture, WWF and DiversEarth collaborate to
produce "On the Move", an exhibition presenting
in the Green Zone the works of photographers
from six countries about ecological lives,
challenges and expertise of mobile pastoralists
in the Mediterranean Basin.
Lahcen Iwi will display in the Blue Zone his
creation made of recycled tires. With the
elasticity of the rubber, he creates vivid and
ultra-realistic animals, objects and characters.
The Danish artist Kasper Brejnholt Bak will
exhibit “Mind the Earth” in the Green Zone: a
work on selected images from Google Earth
accompanied by texts illustrating climate
change.
Echoing COP22 and its own engagement in
favour of a Moroccan sustainable craft
industry, Holmarcom Group will exhibit in
the Green Zone the work of seventeen
designers, all sharing a green creative
excitement, in a stand conceived by
designer Younes Duret.
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In a space of more than 100-square metre
in the Green Zone, “Climate Change in
Lapland's Nature“ will present to COP22
participants an exhibition of 19 panels
about Lapland's hills, wetlands and forests,
and the effects of climate change.
The Blue Zone will also exhibit artists’ art
works and hold cultural events. Younes
Bakkali will show a painting on recycled
paper. In addition, the artist Fikri will
convert, in situ, the COP22 poster into an art
work through a recycled and printing ink
dilution process in the Green Zone.
In a 340-square meter area in the Green Zone,
20 prefectures and provinces will present the
National Human Development Initiative and
Sustainable Development Exhibition.
With support from the National Human Rights
Council, the CDG Foundation and the Ministry
of Culture, “Photo for My Planet“ is an
exhibition of pictures shot by professionals and
amateurs highlighting efforts and alternatives
against climate change, in the Green Zone.
Nordin Znati will present in the Blue Zone his
work made from used exhaust pipes turned
into phantasmagorical metallic animals.
The Universal Love Association, already
present at COP21, comes back to COP22 in
the Green Zone. Its message will heighten
awareness on “changing the lifestyle for the
climate” around a debate programme with
professionals and through exhibitions,
shows and workshops on local know-how.