Yto Barrada was born in 1971 in Tangier, Moroccco. She lives and works in Paris and Tangier.
Iris Tingitana Oxalis - Yto Barrada - 2007
Photograph
Bus Logos - Yto Barrada - 2004
Photography, 88 x 88 cm
Teenagers and children often stow away in the undercarriages of tourist buses to cross the Strait.
The logos of the bus companies pictured here function as ideograms in the code of these illicit travelers, many of whom cannot read.
Thanks to T. El Hichou, Y. Jbilou, C. Comte.
Bus Logos - Yto Barrada - 2004
Photography, 88 x 88 cm
« Bus goes direct to Portugal, non-stop. Nazarenes, old and young. Parks in front of the shrimp factory. One guard, but since he's in charge of the whole area, he can't check everything all the time. Climb in the middle under the floorboards. Those who have papers go inside the bus. »
Thanks to T. El Hichou, Y. Jbilou, C. Comte.
Bus Logos - Yto Barrada - 2004
Photography, 88 x 88 cm
« Bus to Barcelona. Sometimes Egyptians are on the bus, not only Nazarenes. It only comes in summer. The guards are paid well, and they change three times : one in the morning, one afternoon, and one for the night. They are always old. They have a television set. Room for two hiding places : one in front and one in the back. »
Thanks to T. El Hichou, Y. Jbilou, C. Comte.
Bus Logos - Yto Barrada - 2004
Photography, 88 x 88 cm
« French bus company with Moroccan plates carries people from Italy, Spain, and France. Parks in front of the port near the ticket booth. 4AM arrival in Tangier, 6PM departure. Bring biscuits and dates, and plastic bag for shoes. They notice in Spain right away if your shoes are not clean. Bus goes onto Bismillah ferry, room for three small people under the bus. »
Thanks to T. El Hichou, Y. Jbilou, C. Comte.
