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Sma or L'ma, Listening Session with Abdellah M. Hassak
A listening session proposed by the artist Abdellah M. Hassak to navigate a sound map of water in Morocco and beyond.
Dates and times
Saturday, September 21, 16:30 to 17:30
Address
Port of Tangier - Opposite Bab El Marsa, Tangier, Morocco
This sound performance invites listeners to explore with the artist the immaterial memories of water and the space it occupies, both physically and symbolically. This piece is based on the artist's own work, in which he creates original sound writing using a mix of archival material and musical pieces he composes himself. Drawing on sound cartography, he integrates recordings from several cities in Morocco and abroad.
This performative listening by Abdellah M. Hassak is deeply interested in water, exploring how it can be represented and perceived in different contexts. He looks at the concrete aspects of water, such as rivers and oceans, as well as its symbolic aspects, such as dreams or cultural representations.
The performance is distinguished by its active listening approach. It doesn't simply present sounds, but invites the audience into an immersive, reflective experience. The artist explores a variety of real and imaginary territories, using techniques for collecting memories and creating a geographical imaginary.
Courtesy of the artist
Abdellah M. Hassak is a sound artist, DJ/music producer and artistic director. He was born in Morocco / Casablanca. By 2014, his work had already pushed the boundaries of his practice, and he founded Mahattat Radio, where he conducted radio and sound research in interdisciplinary projects with various communities. For 8 years, he participated in this project as artist, researcher and radio producer.
Abdellah uses sound as a material to create sound pieces, performances, acts and installations. His creative process is often collaborative and involves communities. Currently, his research focuses on memory, which he uses as a creative process based on interaction.
Listening is central to his practice, beyond sound, as a means of capturing the imperceptible or as a pretext for encounter. His work draws attention to the beings around us. He is interested in the imaginary and the contemporary interpretation that can be made of it, in the dialogue between man and the context - natural or urban - in which he lives, and in what voices tell us beyond words.
