2014 Aziza Harmel: Ayna
AYNA #1. A project by Aziza Harmel
This first issue in a serial publication is inspired by a house located in the coastal town of La Marsa near Tunis. Taking the house’s close proximity to a gallery and a bookstore as a starting point for thinking through the book’s structure, the place quickly became both a literal and metaphorical character. The house is interesting not only in a historical sense, or for of the role it plays within the community, but due to its strong position as a host and the politics of hospitality it supports.
* Texts: Aziza Harmel, Doreen Mende, Christian Nyampeta, Awlad Amad, Kmar Ben Dana and others.
* Designer: Yana Foqué / WT, Arnhem
* Collection editor: Casco, Utrecht
* Commisioner / Publisher: Dutch Art Institute
* Pages: 88
* Format: 125 x 200 mm mm