Djerba: Prototype 366
Djerba: Prototype 366
Djerba: Prototype 366
Djerba: Prototype 366
Djerba: Prototype 366
Djerba: Prototype 366
The Tunisian island of Djerba is rumoured to have more mosques per capita than any place in the world, most of them backyard constructs. Inspired by the humble nature of these prayer spaces, New York’s L.E.FT Architects (along with historian Iheb Guermazi and curator Beya Othmani) created Djerba: Prototype 366 at the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah. The piece comprises a mound of basalt rocks with three steel structures at its edges: a seat, a washbasin for ablutions and a mihrab (prayer niche) for prostration. It may be simple and restrained, but it’s as holy as any site on Earth.
Team: Ziad Jamaleddine. Makram el Kadi, Iheb Guermazi, Beya Othmani. Sixuan Chen, Aziza Gorgi
The piece comprises a mound of basalt rocks with three steel structures at its edges: a seat, a washbasin for ablutions and a mihrab (prayer niche) for prostration.
