Water of the Desert I / II / III
Water of the Desert I - Touzeur / Timimoun /Taoussi
The irrigation methods in oases were developed centuries ago and may be seen as an attempt at equity. The system and all its existing part today are not the result of abstract planning but rather the result of development that will take as long and last as long as water will flow. The systems may be seen as a reflection of the society, that developed them and which exists because they work. Getting to know the water system also means getting to know the society behind it.
Comparative studies of water systems in three oases documented by photographs and sound recordings.
Part 1 - Tunisia / Tuzeur
Part 2 - Algeria / Timimoun
Part 3 - Morocco / Taoussi
45 b/w photographs
3 audio cassettes with original recordings.
Water of the Desert II - Les reservoires d´eau Figuig / Morocco (The water basins of Figuig)
Study of water catchment basins in the Figuig oasis by means of measurement by pacing, depth measurement of the water, calculation of water masses, ground plans, photographs, clay models.
133 b/w photographs
133 ground plans
133 clay models
Sketches, calculations
Presentations:
Centre Artisanal / Figuig, November 1993
TRAVEL ART - The Athens Conference, Palamas Building, Athens, 15.2. - 26.2.1995
Water of the Desert III - Water holes at Djebel Grouz, Figuig / Morocco
Deep gashes in the stone desert. Testimonials of flash floods of a few hours. Water holes as silent remainders in canyons.
Study of water holes in a canyon near Djebel Grouz, close to the Figuig oasis. The water level was marked with chalk, measurements and moulds were taken with the help of batter boards and Photographs.
Recordings
Photographs
String models
