The Strait Project, Factory 2, Tanger

1998
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C-Prints
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Tier 2
History & Identity
© Yto Barrada

In this image, we see an indoor space that looks like a break room or canteen with a sterile and utilitarian atmosphere. There are two tables, each with several empty chairs around them, save for one where a person in white work attire and a hairnet sits facing away from the camera. A purple bag sits atop one table, offering a splash of color in the otherwise stark environment. Fluorescent lights illuminate the room from above, and the walls are plain and unadorned. The scene conveys a sense of solitude or a break in routine, with the individual seemingly in a moment of rest or contemplation.

Yto Barrada

France
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1971

Yto Barrada

France
.
1971
Yto Barrada