If you've been to Cafe Clock in Fez, you will have seen the beautiful Arabic calligraphy that adorns the walls in the courtyard and in the library upstairs. This is work of talented artist, photographer and calligrapher, Si Mohamed Charkaoui. Lumen finds out about a course he'll be running later this month.
'Arabic calligraphy creates a balance between the black and white, the positive and negative space. This symmetry, depending on our spiritual equilibrium, assists in creating peace within us', explains Si Mohamed. He will be leading a 6-week course to enable participants to discover both traditional and modern calligraphy writing tools, pigments and supports, as well as learning its importance in the development of the Arabic language, so taking a historial journey through Arab civilisation.
Comprising six two-hour sessions on Sunday afternoons, the workshop will take place at Cafe Clock, the Fez medina's elegant, vibrant and cosy new meeting place. The Cafe's creator and proprietor, Mike Richardson, and the cultural co-ordinator, Jess Stephens, are delighted to inaugurate Cafe Clock's cultural programme with this aesthetic and scholastic course presented by Mohamed Charkaoui.
To enrol, visit the Cafe between 3-5pm on Sunday 13 January. The course commences on 20 January. Participants need no knowledge of Arabic script, and all materials will be provided.
For more information, call the Cafe on 035 63 78 55.
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A calligrapher is an individual who uses an artistic instrument to create an expressive style of writing known as calligraphy. They specialize in handwriting and use a variety of special tools and ink to create this ornamental penmanship.09-Sept-2021
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