Inspired by the theme of letting go “Let It Go – Video Series” The Wall is a participatory photo installation that transforms a real wall from the Fes medina into a space for collective reflection and expression.

It all begins with a photograph of an actual wall, where someone had once written:
“ممنوع الازبال و البول و شكراً”
“No dumping trash or urinating. Thank you.”
A necessary and pragmatic message — a call to care for shared space and uphold respect for the public realm.
But what if this wall could say something else?
What if, instead of prohibiting, it invited?
In a second image, the message has been gently transformed:
“Please leave your heavy thoughts here.”
With this shift, the wall becomes a symbolic space — a quiet site of emotional release. A place to reflect, to let go, and to reimagine our connection with the city and with ourselves.

Interaction: next to the two images, visitors were invited to write and post their own thoughts, heavy memories, or emotional burdens using transparent post-its. The wall gradually transformed into a living palimpsest—layered with handwritten fragments, collective voices, and quiet releases. 

Project developed while in residence at Nawat Fes, the artist residency program of the American Language Center Fes.
With the support of the NURUS 2025/2026 support program by the Interministerial Delegation for the Mediterranean of the French Government