MOROCCO’S palette of dusty ROSE AND terracotta purple
From the mud brick homes of the Atlas Mountains area to the sand dune fields of the Sahara desert, this picture sequence highlights the dusty rose hues that seamlessly mix Morocco’s landscapes and structure. Captured by photographer and 3D artist Marianna Roussou, the enchanting pictures take viewers on a journey that begins in Marrakech. Its materials palette, which has given Marrakech the nickname of ‘Purple Metropolis’, envelopes outdated and new constructions in a mesmerizing veil of dusty pink and terracotta tones. Among the many buildings captured are historic landmarks just like the Partitions of Marrakesh, which enclose town’s medina districts, and the Saadian Tombs, a royal necropolis, in addition to newer constructions like Studio KO’s Yves Saint Laurent Museum.
Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech | all pictures © Marianna Roussou
‘Passing by Locations and Faces’ picture sequence
A part of Marianna Roussou’s ‘Passing by Locations and Faces’ picture sequence, the rose-tinted pictures of Morocco give attention to how the usage of vernacular and native supplies has resulted in a harmonious mix between nature and the constructed surroundings. As a consequence of its numerous geography and lengthy historical past, the nation’s structure has been influenced by many cultures all through the centuries. One of the crucial recognizable types is that established by the Berbers, an ethnic group native to Morocco. The Berbers’ use of mud brick, often called pisé in French, as their dominant architectural materials has endured to this present day and might be discovered throughout the nation.
On the route from Marrakech to the Sahara desert, the Athens-based photographer and founding father of design studio Hooga, captured a sequence of historic websites together with Aït Benhaddou, a mud, clay and straw Berber village that has been a UNESCO world heritage website since 1987; Kasbah Taourirt, a historic fortified residence complicated, or kasbah, made largely of rammed earth and dirt brick in Ouarzazate; and the Berber homes of the Tinghir oasis. The photographic journey ends in Merzouga, a small Moroccan city within the Sahara Desert, the place a hypnotizing panorama of dusty pink, terracotta, and orange emerges from the mix of the sand dunes with the early morning mild.
Royal Palace of Marrakech
town’s slim streets
rose and orange-tinted hues
