Rabat – The National Museum of Photography ignited with fresh perspectives last night as the doors swung open to its highly anticipated new exhibition, “Storytellers.”
Bathed in soft light and filled with warm nostalgia, the galleries unveiled a powerful union of visions: ten Moroccan photographers transforming their lenses into instruments of profound narrative.
Far from simply freezing moments in time, this compelling exhibition positions photography as a vibrant language of visual storytelling.
Through their lenses, each artist engages with the medium to reflect, question, and narrate the layered realities of 21st-century Morocco; its pressing issues, everyday experiences, sweeping societal shifts, and the vivid interplay of personal and shared imagination.
Beyond the striking visuals, MWN Lifestyle sat down with two of the talented young photographers featured in the exhibition.
“These images shaped immigrants in the 90s,” Hiba Baddo told MWN. Her photography is a conscious effort to raise awareness about societal concerns where progress feels fossilized.
“Trying to build a better future,” she stated.“But that is just an illusion. Waiting for something to happen.”
Hiba Baddo stands out as one of the exhibition’s most promising young talents, masterfully translating complex emotions and social commentary into her visual narratives.
Exciting, right? Well, meet Amine Houari, whose profound connection to Tangier forms the bedrock of his striking series, “Shifting Tangier.”
His fascination with the city is deeply rooted in childhood summer travels and vivid memories of the spreading construction sites that have mercilessly reshaped its landscape over the past twenty years.
The project, “Shifting Tangier,” meticulously traces the city’s rapid expansion, fueled by massive industrial projects and new infrastructure.
This modernisation has drawn a vast workforce from across Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa, fundamentally altering Tangier’s very fabric; its urban landscape, social structure, and the daily rhythms of how space is used and perceived.
Through his lens, we witness a city in perpetual metamorphosis.
“It’s hard to show these scenes without thinking of the people that actually experience the city,” he highlighted.
President of the National Foundation of Museums and Artists, Mehdi El Qotbi, shared his thoughts on the “Storytellers” exhibition at the National Museum of Photography in Rabat.
He expressed great admiration for the creative energy of Moroccan youth, highlighting how the exhibition showcases a diverse range of perspectives from the participating photographers.
“Storytellers” leave you with a profound sense of connection ,a gentle hum of shared memory and whispered futures, It’s an invitation to wander through these visual narratives not just as an observer, but as someone who recognizes fragments of their own story, their own Morocco, reflected in the light and shadow.
The familiar ache of change and the enduring spark of hope that defines our collective experience.
This exhibition isn’t just about seeing, it’s about feeling the pulse of a nation, past and present, unfolding frame by frame.
If you are an art enthusiast, then come! Lose yourself in these quiet testaments. Find the echoes of your own nostalgia, your own waiting, your own shifting landscape.
