Berirouche Feddal - The blue Mediterranean is overflowing with tears - 2024

Blue holds sacred significance in Kabyle culture, symbolizing hope, serenity, and protection against harm. It embodies the ancestral identity and wisdom of the Amazigh people in northern Algeria, linking them to the divine.

In his project The Blue Mediterranean is Overflowing with Tears, Berirouche Feddal uses L’Imagier Art Center to blends past and present, exploring time’s role in transforming objects and colors, notably blue, which resists fading and symbolizes resilience.

Feddal’s work draws from personal history, subtly referencing collective themes like climate change and nostalgia while honoring family and political influences. The exhibition’s chromatic palette mirrors natural oxidation, evoking a temporal poetry that delves into political and religious themes through agrarian symbols.

Feddal invites viewers on a journey reflecting on identity, memory, and the transient nature of materials, highlighting blue as a powerful emotional and symbolic force in human experiences and historical narratives.