Monday, September 8, 2014

In Djerba, street art extends the canvas – The World

As the sun sets, about 17 hours, and the temperature is milder, the village was filled with curious of all ages. How local people react to the influx of visitors? In recent years, Erriadh showed signs of revival, and stood ready to develop its tourism potential, says the mayor of the village, Mohsen Ben Ayed. Away from the concentration of hotels “all inclusive” of the coast were open and a handful of cottages in reinforcing its boutique hotel. The village also has created its traditional festival, was paired with a Turkish town or even launched an organic market. He paradoxically always been a mecca for visitors pass, but for his synagogue, the Ghriba great pilgrimage … situated in open countryside a mile from the center.

“Djerba is open to the world has always held that accepts the other. We are traders, “said the member of civil society, who was appointed two years ago to the Erriadh head. He admits that when this project was proposed iconoclast, he was afraid that the works would spoil the old architecture of the village. “I was still optimistic, though I heard the reluctance of some people and I did not want to make decisions alone. Today, I am impressed by the success of the project, “said the representative, who is also married to a member of Ennahda, the Tunisian Islamist party.

“The beginning was not easy, people do not realize the quality of the work that was being proposed, we assigned a team member of the gallery. The first authorizations to use the walls came from the Europeans settled in the village. Then the arrival of ten artists in late June, all switches. “Meanwhile, Mehdi Ben Cheikh commemorates a young Tunisian ambassador to France, Adel Fekih,” without whom nothing would have been possible. ”

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