Mourad Fedouache's Berlin Residency Culminates in 'Permission to Exist'
Mourad Fedouache, a 2000-born photographer from Morocco, is wrapping up his Fresh A.I.R. residency in Berlin with an exhibition called 'Permission to Exist.' This event is scheduled to open on Tuesday, August 11, at 18:00 on the fifth floor of Fresh A.I.R. His work explores topics like 'inner exile, identity, and the complex nature of belonging,' influenced by his time in Berlin. It reflects the city's rich cultural tapestry and his experience as a temporary resident. After this exhibition, he will return to Morocco for 'Jil Lioum: Une jeunesse en mouvement,' a group exhibition in Salé from August 21–31, showcasing modern Moroccan youth. Fedouache began his photography journey in 2017.
Key facts
- Mourad Fedouache's exhibition 'Permission to Exist' opens Tuesday, August 11 at 18:00 at Fresh A.I.R. in Berlin.
- The exhibition includes photography and performance and explores 'inner exile, identity, and the fragile bureaucracy of belonging.'
- After Berlin, Fedouache will participate in 'Jil Lioum: Une jeunesse en mouvement' in Salé, August 21–31, part of the Karacena 2026 biennale.
- Fedouache was born in Morocco in 2000 and is self-taught, starting photography in 2017 with a mobile phone while working as a market vendor.
- He studied Arabic law at Ibn Tofail University and later earned a Master of Excellence in Screenwriting and Directing.
- His work focuses on the human condition, depicting people in their daily lives without reducing them to hardship.
- The exhibition title and passport-like graphic highlight the tension between presence and permission.
- The Karacena 2026 biennale includes six photographers exploring contemporary Moroccan youth.
Entities
Artists
- Mourad Fedouache
Institutions
- Fresh A.I.R.
- Karacena 2026 biennale
- Ibn Tofail University
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Morocco
- Salé
- Douar Chanti
- Sidi Yahya El Gharb
- Kénitra