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Entitled 'MurMurMure' by Gabriel Lester, this is one of the many works on show using traditional Moroccan Gnawa instruments. The Marrakesh Biennale...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eMusic and art - Marrakesh is alive with the sounds and sights of this year's Biennale. \u003cbr/\u003eEntitled 'MurMurMure' by Gabriel Lester, this is one of the many works on show using traditional Moroccan Gnawa instruments. \u003cbr/\u003eThe Marrakesh Biennale asks the question: \"Where are we now?\"\u003cbr/\u003eAnd for the storks nesting on the rooftop, the answer is the Badii Palace. \u003cbr/\u003eIt was built in the 16th century under the kingdom of the Saadians when Marrakesh was the capital of the kingdom.\u003cbr/\u003eIts name translates as incomparable and it is a symbol of the cultural influences that underpin the city. It was constructed at a time when Marrakesh had a direct impact on the rest of the world.\u003cbr/\u003eAlthough the palace grounds are vast, the biennale has been careful not to impose huge artworks and so obscure or overwhelm the space.\u003cbr/\u003eDar Si Said, a 19th century mansion, is today a museum of 19th century art - and another space where contemporary pieces are displayed. \u003cbr/\u003eAlya Sebti, the Artistic Director, says the aim of this biennale is to trigger renewed interest in the sites through subtle and clever placing of art.\u003cbr/\u003e\"By having 80 percent of the pieces that are site specific we really tried to be humble, respect the whole magnificence of this cultural heritage and through contemporary art make small interventions, small enlightenments of bits and pieces of these palaces to show, to help people discover or rediscover this cultural heritage.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThis event, which takes place once every two years, brings artists from around the world to the city.\u003cbr/\u003eThe ambition of the biennale has grown over the years. This year the festival encompasses art, video, performance and film. It includes 35 commissioned works, 450 contributors, 41 official artists, 10 parallel projects which are put on by outside arts organisations, plus 38 partner projects which are linked to organisations already active in the city.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Jmaa el Fnaa is the central square where local people and visitors alike gather. \u003cbr/\u003eAt its heart is the historic Bank Al Maghrib, once a pillar of the central bank of the Kingdom of Morocco. The structure is currently empty - save for the Biennale's use for display purposes.\u003cbr/\u003eAnd greeting visitors as they enter is a spectacular Formula One Engine made of more than 55 different materials and constructed by a similar number of craftsmen .\u003cbr/\u003eArtist, Eric van Hove says that the piece symbolises an imagined society that works perfectly with all the component parts acting in harmony with one another.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's very good metaphor somehow from the micro to the macro of every system there is - including society. So if you want, this piece is in a way a monument to a wishful utopia. The system would perfectly assemble each other you know. Because Morocco somehow from the craftsmen perspective seems completely, like, all over the place, nothing runs, things seem to crumble all over. Suddenly here everything seems to fit perfectly; all of their heritage plugged to the millimetre in someone else's heritage, so on and so on. So it's like the Moroccan society resume to this engine as perfect system ready to function.\" \u003cbr/\u003eFor all those critics who say modern art is rubbish, this group young of artists is out to highlight the city's environmental policies. \u003cbr/\u003eL'Blassa has used rubbish to highlight the huge amount of trash generated by Marrakesh in particular. \u003cbr/\u003eThey have decorated a series of rooms with garbage that they have collected from nearby areas. \u003cbr/\u003eOthman Zine of the Z'bel Manifesto says;  \"This first room where we are now corresponds to the current reality in which we currently live. That is to say a reality were we are surrounded by rubbish but we do everything we can to see it. In fact if we say reality such as it is our rooms and our houses would be just like this.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAt night the Jamaa el Fnaa is packed with crowds seeking evening entertainment.  Among them a street artist gives a free lesson in geometry.\u003cbr/\u003eThe snow-capped Atlas mountains form a spectacular backdrop to one of Morocco's best known cities.\u003cbr/\u003eThe city boasts a number of large monuments such as the 12th century Koutoubia Mosque, the largest in Marrakesh  with a minaret 77 metres in height. It has inspired other great buildings such as the Giralda of Seville and the Tour Hassan in Morocco's capital, Rabat.\u003cbr/\u003eVisitor, Touria El Glaoui says that tourists are hungry for works of art and beauty. \u003cbr/\u003e\"Besides the fact that Marrakesh is a beautiful city, it became quite a very touristic city and I think you need art, you need culture in any place you go even if it's very popular even if it's beautiful. People are thirsty for more art, for more things to do. And I think having a contemporary biennale in Marrakesh is just another layer of amazingness.\"\u003cbr/\u003eWhile the ambitious art projects are helping Marrakesh attract yet more visitors during the Biennale, the colourful streets ensure the tourists continue to come.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Marrakesh Biennale runs until March 31st, 2014.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eMorocco, Marrakech - 26 February, 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. Various of installation 'MurMurMure' by Gabriel Lester  (using Gnawa instruments)  \u003cbr/\u003e2. Storks nesting on the wall of Badii Palace\u003cbr/\u003e3. Wide of interior of Badii Palace then Pan to 'Madonna 207' by Max Boufathal\u003cbr/\u003e4. Mid of Madonna 207\u003cbr/\u003e5. Various of visitors at the Dar Si Said\u003cbr/\u003e6. Various of the official opening of the Marrakech Biennale at the Palace Badii\u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide of people walking through archway\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eMorocco, Marrakech - 27 February 2014\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alya Sebti, Artistic Director: \u003cbr/\u003e\"By having 80 percent of the pieces that are site specific we really tried to be humble, respect the whole magnificence of this cultural heritage and through contemporary art make small interventions, small enlightenments of bits and pieces of these palaces to show, to help people discover or rediscover this cultural heritage.\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide of the Bank Al Maghrib in the Jamaa el Fna\u003cbr/\u003e10. Various of 'V12 Laraki' by Eric van Hove in the Bank Al Maghrib in the Jamaa el Fna\u003cbr/\u003e11. Various of artist Eric van Hove talking to a visitor\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Eric van Hove, artist: \u003cbr/\u003e\"It's very good metaphor somehow from the micro to the macro of every system there is - including society. So if you want, this piece is in a way a monument to a wishful utopia. The system would perfectly assemble each other you know. Because Morocco somehow from the craftsmen perspective seems completely, like, all over the place, nothing runs, things seem to crumble all over. Suddenly here everything seems to fit perfectly; all of their heritage plugged to the millimetre in someone else's heritage, so on and so on. So it's like the Moroccan society resume to this engine as perfect system ready to function.\" \u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eMorocco, Marrakech - 26 February 2014\u003cbr/\u003e13. Point of view shot walking through plastic bottles hanging from the ceiling\u003cbr/\u003e14. Various of 'Pimp My Garbage' by the group Z'bel Manifesto working on their installation\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE: (French) Othman Zine, Z'be Manifesto: \u003cbr/\u003e \"This first room where we are now corresponds to the current reality in which we currently live. That is to say a reality were we are surrounded by rubbish but we do everything we can to see it. In fact if we say reality such as it is our rooms and our houses would be just like this.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eMorocco, Marrakech - 27 February 2014 ++NIGHT SHOTS++\u003cbr/\u003e16. Various of crowds at the Jamaa el Fna \u003cbr/\u003e17. Various of 'Geometry Lesson' by performance artist Saadane Afif in front of audience\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eMorocco, Marrakech - 26 February 2014\u003cbr/\u003e18. Wide of peaks of snow-capped Atlas mountains \u003cbr/\u003e19. Wide of Marrakech rooftops and the minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque\u003cbr/\u003e20. Close-up of the minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eMorocco, Marrakech - 27 February 2014\u003cbr/\u003e21. 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