Open sky museum in Djerba’s Erriadh

Agencies Published September 2, 2014
Artist SWOON decorates a wall the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP
Artist SWOON decorates a wall the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP
Artist SWOON decorates a wall the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP
Artist SWOON decorates a wall the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP
A man rides past a mural by French artist C215 decorating a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP
A man rides past a mural by French artist C215 decorating a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP
A mural by French artist SETH decorates a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP
A mural by French artist SETH decorates a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP
A mural by French artist SETH decorates a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP
A mural by French artist SETH decorates a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP
A mural by Belgian artist ROA decorates an abandoned wall in the surrounding area of the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP
A mural by Belgian artist ROA decorates an abandoned wall in the surrounding area of the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP
A mural by Brazilian artist Tinho decorates a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP
A mural by Brazilian artist Tinho decorates a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP
A mural by Brazilian artist Tinho decorates a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP
A mural by Brazilian artist Tinho decorates a wall in the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP
Cars are decorated by Polish artist M-CITY in the surrounding area of the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP
Cars are decorated by Polish artist M-CITY in the surrounding area of the village of Erriadh, on the Tunisian island of Djerba, as part of the artistic project “Djerbahood”. AFP

Nearly 100 artists from 30 different nationalities were invited by French-Tunisian organizer Mehdi Ben Cheikh to take part in an initiative to turn Djerba's Erriadh town into an “open sky museum”. The village of Erriadh is one of the oldest in Tunisia where Jews, Muslims and Christians have lived together for centuries.

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Comments (5) Closed
Moiz Omar
Sep 02, 2014 04:53pm
Really amazing photos.
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Rafiud Din Khalid
Sep 04, 2014 05:19pm
Nicely done Mr. Artist
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rania
Sep 06, 2014 08:20pm
Stop defacing our walls ,you idiots.
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ladies and gentlemen
Sep 08, 2014 06:23am
@rania The artist has beautified your boring walls. It is at least in good taste if you know art. It is definitely interesting to look at. Better then some useless graffiti slogans.
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Muse
Sep 09, 2014 02:44pm
amazing work
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