Veiled Charfia
During an artist residency on the island of Kerkennah off Sfax in Tunisia, I was asked to paint a portrait of Kerkenians. The inhabitants I met, men, told me about the specificity of the island, where they said it was the women who were in charge. Women outside the house there were none.
Due to the shallowness of the seabed, fishermen can own their fishing grounds. They install traps called Charfias, resembling the female reproductive system.
I chose to veil a Charfia with 10 meter long strips of medicinal gauze, as men run to women with praise and veils.
The veil remained for the duration of the residency, I photographed it every day then removed it to make it migrate north.
During an artist residency on the island of Kerkennah off Sfax in Tunisia, I was asked to paint a portrait of Kerkenians. The inhabitants I met, men, told me about the specificity of the island, where they said it was the women who were in charge. Women outside the house there were none.
Due to the shallowness of the seabed, fishermen can own their fishing grounds. They install traps called Charfias, resembling the female reproductive system.
I chose to veil a Charfia with 10 meter long strips of medicinal gauze, as men run to women with praise and veils.
The veil remained for the duration of the residency, I photographed it every day then removed it to make it migrate north.