Mohamed Arejdal
Mohamed Arejdal was born in 1984 in Guelmim, in southern Morocco. Passionate about drawing and sculpture, he exhibited as an amateur at the age of 17. After droping out of school, he attempted a clandestine crossing to the Canary Islands which ended in failure. Right after his deportation to Morocco, he resumed his studies and then joined the National Institute of Fine Arts in Tetouan, from which he graduated in 2009. A few years later, in 2012, he declared his artistic birth during a mesmerizing performance on the Jamaa El Fna square in Marrakech. Mohamed Arejdal was able to lay the foundations of a multidisciplinary practice thanks to which he explores the links between social groups that he questions during his meetings or travels. His artistic performances occupy a very important place in his work where he does not hesitate to challenge the public on his condition as an artist, or on the meaning of powerful symbols. Since 2008, Mohamed Arejdal has participated in several exhibitions and major artistic events on a national and international scale, in particular, the biennial of contemporary art BIENALSUR 2019 in Buenos Aires in Argentina, the exhibitions "African Poetry" and "Crossings" , at the Comptoir des Mines Galerie on the occasion of the two editions of the contemporary African art fair 1:54 in Marrakech, the exhibition "En quête d’archives" at the Silent Green space in Berlin, the exhibition "Le Maroc contemporain" at l’Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris in 2014 as well as the exhibition "Cette fois, le sujet est personnel" at the Makan space in Amman, Jordan in 2012.
2009 : Diplôme du 2ème cycle, option Art à l’Institut National des Beaux-arts, Tétouan, Maroc.
2007 : Diplôme du 1er cycle, option Art à l’Institut National des Beaux-arts, Tétouan, Maroc.
2005 : Baccalauréat, option sciences expérimentales, lycée Imam Malik, Tighmert, Guelmim, Maroc.
2022 : « Pacte », Comptoir des Mines Gallery, Marrakech, Morocco.
2020 : "Ressala", Comptoir des Mines Gallery, Marrakech, Morocco.
2012 : « Du Local au global » SUMMER’S LAB, Le Cube -Independent art room - Rabat, Morocco.
2010 : « OUI, J’AI BESOIN DE TOI », Riad GACELA, Tetouan, Morocco.
2021 : Participation in the Abu Dhabi Art Fair with Tabari Artspace.
2021 : Participation in the Art Dubai fair with the Comptoir des Mines Gallery.
2021 : "Distante Ardente" Saison Afrique 2020, MRAC Occitanie, Sérignan, France.
2019 : BIENALSUR biennial of contemporary art, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2019 : "African Poetry", Comptoir des Mines Gallery, Marrakech, Morocco.
2019 : "In Search of an Archive," Silent Green Space,
2018 : « Traversées, Crossings, عبور », Comptoir des Mines Galerie, Marrakech, Maroc.
2016 : 'Fugitive Volumes', Faouzi Laatiris and the National Institute of Fine Arts of Tetouan, by curator Morad Montazami, Mohamed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rabat, Morocco.
2016 : "KawKaw", Espace le 18, derb El Ferrane, Marrakech, Morocco.
2015 : « MUCH SILENCE », Espace le 18, derb El Ferrane, Marrakech, Maroc.
2015 : " Consider Yourself Invited " By Random Institute in collaboration with Juliette Chrétien, Valentine Umansky, Sophie Lapalu. Production Belluard Bollwerk International, Fribourg, Switzerland.
2014 "Where are we...", The 5ᵉ Biennale of Marrakech, curated by Hicham Khalidi & the artistic direction of Alya Sebti (independent curator), Marrakech, Morocco.
2014 : "Contemporary Morocco", Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France.
2014 : « 1914-2014 : 100 ans de création » à l’inauguration du Musée Mohammed VI d’Art Moderne et Contemporain, Rabat, Maroc.
2014 : "NEW AFRICA", organized by Kulte Gallery & Editions at SAHAM Insurance, Casablanca, Morocco.
2013 : « Traduction-Tradition-Trahison », Curator’s zone, dirigés par Maria Iñigo Clavo et Anna Raimondo, Le Cube -Independent art room- Rabat, Maroc.
2012 : WEYA (Word Event Young Artist), Nottingham, U.K.
2012 : "TRAVAIL, MODE D'EMPLOI" curated by Charles Gohy, CENTRAL for Contemporary Art, Brussels, Belgium.
2012 : "Proposal for a laboratory of artistic and curatorial practices", curated by Younès Baba-Ali & Simohammed Fettaka, at the French Institute in collaboration with the cube -Independent art room, Rabat, Morocco.
2012 : "BETWEEN WALLS", organized by Yasmina Naji, Rabat, Morocco.
2012 : "THIS TIME, THE SUBJECT IS PERSONAL", Makan, Amman, Jordan.
2011 : "De NORD en SUD : ALLER-RETOUR", La Halle - Pont-en-Royans, France.
2010 : "MAHATA", Cinémathèque de Tanger, Morocco.
2008 : The XIII Biennial of Young Creators of Europe and the Mediterranean, Puglia, Bari, Italy.
2019 : "SAKHRA", Moulay Bouchta Al Khamar, Taounate, Morocco.
2017 : "Mabahit" Ar-Razi Hospital, Salé, Morocco.
2015 – 2016 : "Caravan of Tighmert", Oasis Tighmert, Guelmim, Morocco.
2012 : « Du Local au global » SUMMER’S LAB, Le Cube -Independent art room - Rabat, Morocco.
2012 : "PLPAC / Proposal for a laboratory of artistic and curatorial practices", curated by Younès Baba-Ali & Simohammed Fettaka, le Cube -Independent art room- and the French Institute, Rabat, Morocco.
2012 : " BAÎT MAKAN ", independent art space, Amman, Jordan.
2011 : Cité Internationale des Arts - Paris, France.
2018 : « Lumières africaines, l’élan contemporain » is the title of the book co-authored by André Magnin and Mehdi Qotbi and which brings together artists from all over Africa, published by Langages du sud, Casablanca, Morocco.
2018 : « La photographie au Maghreb », collective work under the direction of Abdelghani Fennane, Aimance SUD editions.
2016 : 'Volumes Fugitifs', Faouzi Laatiris and the National Institute of Fine Arts of Tetouan, by curator Morad Montazami, Mohamed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rabat, Morocco.
2014 : "Amazigh - Itinerary of Free Men", a graphic novel that tells the true story of Mohamed Arejdal, Cédric Liano & Mohamed Arejdal, Steinkis edition, Paris, France.
2014 : "NEW AFRICA", exhibition catalog, Kulte Gallery & Editions, Rabat, Morocco.
