Djerba Hood- Street Art Spectacular that transcends borders: 1 ISLAND, 1 VILLAGE, 150 STREET ARTISTS, 30 NATIONALITIES.
SEE THE TWO SETS OF GALLERIES BELOW FOR THE DIFFERENT STREET ARTISTS
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Many of you have never heard of Djerba and if I ask you where Tunisia is, it would be hard for you to point it out on a map, but this tiny island(in Tunisia) which in folk tale could be where Odysseus was stranded on his voyage and with the Lotus Eaters!!!!! Who knows, we will leave it up to the imagination….
According to the website below:
DJERBAHOOD is a place invested by artists from all around the world to transform the village into an open-sky museum. The town of Erriadh in Djerba has hosted the works of around a hundred of artists from thirty different nationalities. Erriadh, an authentic and traditional town, has become a major place of expression for artists from diverse cultures, a worldwide panorama of Street Art and an essential cultural attraction in Tunisia.
GALLERY 1
Locked inside this quiet tiny island is quite possibly one of the best street art spectaculars known to man. Artists from 30 countries enveloped a small town almost in the central part of the island to do street art from different cultures and perspectives…..As the website below outlines in their tagline-1 ISLAND, 1 VILLAGE, 150 STREET ARTISTS, 30 NATIONALITIES.
GALLERY 2
Unfortunately some of the street art stands in ruins and has been torn down, but new ones pop up every so often, even going beyond the borders of the town of Erriadh into the countryside on dilapidated old houses with domes on them which makes them stand out even more…..Take a look and see for yourself. This could be the start of a great tourist destination in Tunisia for years to come and a way for people to express themselves and show off their different styles….