Hassan hajjaj documentary channel

This article was published in issue #7888 of British Journal of Photography.

Hassan hajjaj documentary channel

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This autumn, Hassan Hajjaj is taking over the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris, having been given carte blanche to create a solo exhibition. “Because it’s called Maison, I wanted to treat it as my home, and because I’m Moroccan, we’re calling it Maison Marocaine,” he says, explaining that his photographs, video works, sculptural installations and clothing will be presented alongside wallpapers, rugs and furniture.

Even the bookshop will be turned into a boutique selling artworks, fashion, bags, books, lamps and ceramics.

Although the exhibition is Hajjaj’s first major one in France, he is in familiar territory, having designed the former interior of the celebrated Andy Wahloo bar near the Centre Pompidou with low Moroccan-style furniture and fabrics.

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