Photographic portraits of Northern Moroccan tribal women in traditional clothing discovered by Claudia Caviezel in the Ethnographic Museum of Chefchaouen provided her with inspiration for digital interpretations printed on textiles. Caviezel photographed the originals which were unintentionally altered by glowing circles of neon light reflections on the glass. The effect created a science fiction aura while it also resembled burn circles that occur in pre-digital film when cinematic film is improperly loaded or sticks during cinema projection. The burn circles from the heat of the projector lamp become mesmeric memories of images long gone.

Houria for freedom, print on textile, framed, 70 x 100 cm
© Claudia Caviezel

_Djamila_the beautiful, print on textile, framed, 70 x 100 cm
© Claudia Caviezel

Charda the runaround, print on textile, framed, 70 x 100 cm
© Claudia Caviezel

Wadia the commitment, print on textile, framed, 70 x 100 cm
© Claudia Caviezel

Kalika the beloved, print on textile, framed, 70 x 100 cm
© Claudia Caviezel

Nour for light, print on textile, framed, 70 x 100 cm
© Claudia Caviezel

At the exhitition in Zürich, Switzerland
© Claudia Caviezel

Framing the prints
© Claudia Caviezel

Framing the prints
© Claudia Caviezel
Chefchaouen
Photoprint on Textile
Couleur Desert, Museum Bellerive, Zürich
2016
Series of 4 photos, 70x100 cm
Produced by Mitlödi Textildruck AG, Switzerland
For purchase contact Claudia Caviezel
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