The Rencontres de la Photographie de Marrakech (RPM), organized by the Voix Plurielles association in partnership with Cultures Nomades Production, have rapidly gained significance and popularity among photography enthusiasts since their inception in 2016. RPM has established itself as an essential international photography event in Morocco, aiming to foster interdisciplinary dialogue on contemporary creation by collaborating with esteemed Moroccan cultural entities.
In 2022, the event attracted prominent photographers, showcasing impressive emerging talents. RPM seeks to be at the forefront of evolving image practices, exploring new artistic approaches and technologies while providing the public with an immersive visual experience. The festival interprets a changing world through photography, engaging young artists, students, and emerging professionals.
In 2024, the Open Call, promoted by partner Picter, received remarkable interest, with over 750 submissions from more than 600 photographers, totaling over 12,100 images. This edition of the festival, designated the Cultural Capital of the Islamic World 2024, will feature nearly 80 artists and aims to strengthen relationships within the photography profession, enhance discussions around selected themes, and raise public awareness of the image.
EXHIBITIONS
Angèle Etoundi Essamba - "Prelude, Veils, and Unveiling"
- Venue: Musée Confluence Dar el Bacha
- Dates: October 23 to November 30, 2024
- Partnership: National Foundation of Museums
- Opening: October 25 at 6:00 PM
Mina Kawachy - "Imprint"
- Venue: Centre Culturel Mohammed VI
- Dates: October 23 to November 30, 2024
- Partnership: Ministry of Culture & Ministry of Habous
- Opening: October 23 at 6:00 PM
Cynthia Benjamin-Copper
- Venue: Dada Gallery
- Dates: October 23 to November 30, 2024
- Partnership: Dada Gallery
- Opening: October 23 at 8:30 PM
Younes and Amine Sekkat - "Barks of Time"
- Venue: Sofitel Hotel
- Dates: October 22 to November 15, 2024
- Opening: October 22 at 6:00 PM
Samir Nicolas Saddi - "Living Space in Lebanon"
- Venue: Centre Culturel Mohammed VI
- Dates: October 23 to November 30, 2024
- Partnership: Ministry of Culture & Ministry of Habous
- Opening: October 23 at 6:00 PM
Randy & Spencer Vanderstarren - "Take Your Seat, Together: Canada & Morocco"
- Venue: Meydene at M’Avenue
- Dates: October 23 to November 30, 2024
- Partnership: Embassy of Canada
- Opening: October 24 at 6:00 PM
China, Country of Honor
- Venue: Centre Culturel Mohammed VI
- Dates: October 23 to November 30, 2024
- Partnership: Ministry of Culture, City of Marrakech, City of Ningbo
- Opening: October 23 at 6:00 PM
- Artists: Ding Ruoheng, Gu Guanghui, Li Baifeng, Qi Hao, Yu Yini, Zhang Ruohao, Zhang Yu
Satellite Exhibitions
- Dates: October 23 to November 30, 2024
- Guided Tours: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
- Departure: October 26 at 3:00 PM from Musée Confluences Dar el Bacha
- Partnership: Art First Gallery & Pikala Bike
- Curator: Selma Naguib
- Artists: Françoise Beauguion (France), Greg Calvach (France), Jean François Robert (France), Julia Gat (France), Maude Grübel (France), Mehdi Ait Mellali (Morocco), Mhammed Kilito (Morocco), Miloud Stira (Morocco), Pierre Girardin (France), Simon Bouillère (France), Valentina Sinis (Italy)
SCREENINGS AT MEYDENE
October 23, 2024
- 3:00 PM / Workshop Presentation:
Photography Materialist Practices
In partnership with Cadi Ayyad University - 4:00 PM / "La Décade Lucien Clergue"
By Bernard Gille - 5:00 PM / "And if Jazz is Life"
By Frèd Blanc
October 24, 2024
- 6:00 PM / Under a New Gaze
Artists: Adam Rouhana (Palestine/USA), Amira Al Sharif (Yemen), Anass Ouaziz (Morocco), Anne Laure Guéret (France), Arne Piepke (Germany), Clémence Goubault (France), Fabio Sgroi (Italy), Iman Zaoin (Morocco), Lisandro Suriel (Netherlands), Louise Amelie (Germany), Madeleine Brunnmeier (Germany), Matias Bercovich (Spain), Max Miechowski (UK), Mehdi Ait El Mallali (Morocco), Mohamed Abusal (Palestine), Myriam Abdelaziz (France/USA), Nariman El-Mofty (Egypt), Natalie Keyssar (USA), Niki Genchi (Italy), Regula Tschumi (Switzerland), Simon Arcache (France), Stuart Paton (UK), Toma Gerzha (Russia), Valentin Joseph Valette (France), Viktor Bakin (Ukraine), Wafaa Samir (Egypt) - 7:30 PM / Photographic Journeys: Street & Travel
Artists: Andrea Torrei (Italy), Cedric Roux (France), Chris Harrison (UK), F. Dilek Yurdakul (Turkey), Chiara Felmini (Italy), Greg Mo (France), Gustavo Minas (Brazil), Joseph Ouechen (Morocco), Keigo Nakamura (Japan), Maciej Dakowicz (Poland), Marouane Beslem (Morocco), Martino Pietropoli (Italy), Melissa Breyer (USA), Pau Buscató (Spain), Rohit Vohra (India), Sandrine Duval (France), Stéphane Kyndt (France), Valérie Six (France), Vineet Vohra (India) - 8:00 PM / Chromatic Resonances
Artists: Daniela Balestrin (Argentina), Christel Arras (France), Dhafer Ben Ayed (Tunisia), Julia Wimmerlin (Ukraine), Monika Płusa (Poland), Nicola Fioravanti (Italy), Omar Al Jiwari (Iraq/France), Sandra Cattaneo Adorno (Brazil), Teresa Freitas (Portugal), Vanessa Pallotta (Italy), Wlasta Laura (Czech Republic) - 8:30 PM / Centre Photographique de Marseille
With Erick Gudimard, Director
Artists: Françoise Beauguion (France), Julia Gat (France), Maude Grübel (France), Pierre Girardin (France), Simon Bouillère (France)
SCREENINGS AT CENTRE CULTUREL MOHAMMED VI
October 25, 2024
- 7:00 PM / China
With curator Pia Copper
Artists: ChengLong Zhang, Ding Ruoheng, Gao Shang, Gu Guanghui, Han Lei, Li Baifeng, Li Sun, Lifu Hu, Qi Hao, Sun Yanchu, Weiren Zhang, Weng Fen, Xiang FeiTian, Yu Feifei, Yu Mo, Yu Yini, Zhang Ruohao, Zhang Yu, Zhenqing Gu - 7:30 PM / African Diaspora
By Stéphanie Melyon Reinette and Olivier Sultan
Artists: Adolphe Catan, Anaïs Cheleux, Catherine Olivier, Cédrick CALVADOS, Cédrick-Isham, Daniel Dabriou, Davina Jogi, Dominique Desplan, Gilles Élie dit Cosaque, Joseph Zobel, Lucy Broderick, Malick Sid, Marina Burnel, Nontsikelelo Veleko, Sika da Silveira
Themes:
Chants, Counter-Chants, Black Litanies on the Black Atlantic, Portraiture, Socio-iconographic Perspectives in the French Caribbean
October 26, 2024
- 6:00 PM / REGARD DE FEMMES / The Breath of Afghan Women Artists: Eternal Images and Traces
By Hasards d'Hasards (HdH)
Curator: Guilda Chahverdi
Artists: Zolaykha Sherzad, Zahra Khodadadi, Morteza Herati, Naseer Turkman - 7:00 PM / Moroccan Talents Under 30
Artists: Atik Mouatssim, Fatym Berchiche, Hiba Dahibi, Kenza Karimi, Khalid Raji, Mouad Zerhouni, Ounes Amina, Rime Sabbar, Yassine El Jadid, Zakaria Habbad - 7:15 PM / Thirty Photographers, One World
Artists: Alexander Komenda (Poland), Anaïs Cheleux (France), Andrea Agostini (Italy), Andrés Gallego (Spain), Antone Dolezal (USA), Aude Delannoy Dib (France), Carla Bernhardt (France), Chiron Duong (Vietnam), Chris Garvi (France), Diambra Mariani (Italy), Diego Fabro (Brazil), Fernanda Pineda (Colombia), Freke Vos (Netherlands), Giorgiana Gace (France), Giuseppe Carotenuto (Italy), Glauco Canalis (Italy), Julia Kochetova (Ukraine), Lara Wilde (Germany), Mahé Elipe (France), Mario Heller (Switzerland), Maryam Ashrafi (Iran), Maxime Michelet (France), Mehrdad Mosaferi (Iran), Miloushka Bokma (Netherlands), Morgane Ahmar (Morocco), Paola Lambertin (Bolivia), Peter Franck (Germany), Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo (Colombia), Will Harris (USA), Yassine El Attar (Morocco)