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"I have been following the work of Dar Bellarj for many years and I believe their community-oriented cultural work in the Medina of Marrakech, involving many women especially, is of extreme importance. They manage a soft balance between traditions and progressions, and their humility in carrying these activities is an inspiration." - Eric van Hove

Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Will Amlot

ERIC VAN HOVE supporting DAR BELLARJ

Alfasud Alternator, 2018

Camel bone, cow bone, resin, recycled aluminum, yellow copper, red

copper, wood glue, tin & steel

27 x 25 x 25 cm (10.6 x 9.8 x 9.8 in.)

Edition: 1/3

€8,480

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ARTIST

Eric van Hove’s work explores themes of wanderlust, de-familiarisation and psycho-geography.

Incorporating transcendentalist influences in his work, he deploys a more spiritual and decentralised approach to the Eurocentric intellectualism of the contemporary art world.

The artist’s sculptures are hybrids of different cultural and social contexts through which he explores the aesthetic and metaphorical territory in between craft and capitalist production. By blending artisanal work with mass-produced objects, van Hove creates elaborate artworks embodying the contradictory nature of contemporary material and visual culture and its paradoxical socio-economic implications.

CHARITY

The Dar Bellarj Foundation is a cultural center dedicated to enhancing Morocco's architectural and artistic heritage, as well as the country's contemporary culture. The Foundation has 4 main aims:  strengthening  Morocco's heritage; supporting  artistic creation and arts and crafts; research; transmission.

They have a rich program and an inclusive and community educational approach. Open to all and housed in a traditional Riad, this is a meeting place for research and education.