Out of the serie: Plage d'Agadir 2024
This Serie consists of 12 works
Peter Weidenbaum first traveled to Morocco in 2004 and returned in 2008. Between 2009 and 2011, he developed the Agadir series, characterized by a restrained palette that evokes silence and recalls the work of Leon Spilliaert. His approach to Orientalism avoids exotic clichés, instead dismantling traditional Western views of the Arab world.
In the fall of 2023, Weidenbaum returned for a 45-day stay in the south, creating a drawn and painted diary. The resulting marines, set on the beaches of Agadir, depict young people playing football at dawn or dusk. Through subtle shifts in light, composition, and the presence or absence of the ball, these works create an atmosphere of estrangement, raising questions about time, play, and perception.