(22 May 2025)
MOROCCO STREET ART FESTIVAL
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Rabat, Morocco – 14 May 2025
1. Various of mural by Italian street artist, Pixel Pancho from 2015
2. Pan from a roundabout to mural being painted by artist Oussama Moussaoui, who goes by "MASAWI"
3. Various of artist lifted up on cherry picker to paint mural
4. Mural
5. Artist getting lowered on cherry picker
6. Paint and supplies
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Oussama Moussaoui who goes by Masawi, a street artist from Morocco:
"Last year, I participated in the ‘collective wall’ at the festival. After that, I returned home with renewed energy. That experience pushed me to grow, and now I find myself, for the first time, standing in front of a large mural. This mural symbolizes the city of Rabat, the City of Lights. When you look at the letters from afar, they appear scattered, but if you gather and arrange them, they form the word, Rabat."
8. Various of French artist Arthur Maslard who goes by the name, Ratur, painting mural while lifted on cherry picker
9. Mural showing boats
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Salaheddine Malouli, director of the Jidar Street Art Festival:
"The festival never truly ends when its official dates are over. On the contrary, once the festival ends, the real interaction begins between people and the artworks created by the street artists, including ourselves. This is what makes the festival special and one of the unique cultural experiences in Morocco."
11. Cars on street
12. Pan from street to work of French artist Arthur Maslard, Ratur
13. SOUNDBITE (French) Arthur Maslard who goes by Ratur, street artist from France:
"I started with graffiti about 25 years ago. My work has evolved since I now mostly work with brushes and acrylics. And it has also become more mainstream, because 20 years ago, this kind of public art didn’t exist. Now, entire facades are being used, and there are more and more festivals around the world."
14. Various of street artist from Croatia who goes by, Lonac
15. Various of mural
16. Various of artist painting mural
17. Various of street artist from Belgium Élisa Morlet who goes by the name, Iota, painting facades of houses
18. SOUNDBITE (French) Élisa Morlet who goes by Iota, street artist from Belgium:
"Being a woman in urban spaces, I know there have been many challenges working in public spaces as a girl, even just walking down the street in general. I think that’s unfortunately the case in many places, but in the street art scene, the role of women is increasingly respected because people are simply supportive. They’re really happy to see things happening, to see color on the walls."
19. Various of mural
20. Artist painting
21. Rabat’s seaside promenade
STORYLINE:
Artists added a pop of color to the Moroccan city of Rabat, covering some of its walls with murals during a street art festival.
The annual festival held earlier this month is named Jidar, Arabic for wall.
More than 30 artists from eight countries colored the capital of Morocco with their work.
The Jidar festival, held since 2015, aims to bring art closer to people, integrating it into public spaces.
"The festival never truly ends when its official dates are over. On the contrary, once the festival ends, the real interaction begins between people and the artworks," said Salaheddine Malouli, the director of Jidar festival.
The artists were lifted up on cherry pickers along with their supplies to be able to reach the top of the walls, which served as their blank canvas.
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