Tmar O Lahib

Tmar O Lahib

Collaboration with CIAV Meisenthal.

This glass bottle represents a dried date containing milk, evoking the ritual of welcoming in Morocco. When welcoming someone into their home, hosts offer these delicacies. Historically considered as lachrymatories, vials representing dried fruit served as vessels for mourning losses.

This piece speaks to the distance and sadness felt when family is far away, and the impact time has on social relationships.

2021
25cm x 13cm
Elise EL YOUSFI

Elise EL YOUSFI