LOOP Barcelona 2023: Fredj Moussa

For its third participation at Loop Barcelona, Blue Wind Project was proud to present Solar Noon, a work by Tunisian artist Fredj Moussa.

This edition marked a significant milestone, as Solar Noon was awarded the CIFRA Prize, a distinction established by LOOP to recognize the most innovative practices in media art. The award honors works that push the boundaries of contemporary artistic expression while exploring new possibilities offered by video and moving-image technologies.

Project supported by Mrs. Farida Labbed collector and advisor from Algeria.

About the film:

In North Africa, between the end of the Atlas Mountains and the Saharan plateau, a dry lake separates the Mashreq (east) from the Maghreb (west). Against all expectations, it is a landscape that is constantly changing. To its physical mutability, the director adds further layers by inserting fragments of three stories from Herodotus' Histories, traditional narratives and his own text, presenting them to viewers in the form of tableaux vivants laden with symbols and rituals.

« Solar Noon » was produced by Le Fresnoy - Studio National des Arts Contemporains in co-production with Inside Productions.