This project, grounded in archival research, journalistic investigation and material experimentation, examines the Rif’s narratives and terrains, uncovering traces of colonial violence, erasure and resistance. Central to this research is the Rif War, a crucial conflict in anti-colonial history. Today much archival material remains inaccessible, held primarily in US and Spanish institutions, contributing to the suppression of Amazigh (Riffian) memory and culture. Yet the landscapes of the Rif bear witness to the past through contaminated soil and military structures just as oral narratives, poems and informal records, passed down through generations, resist state-controlled versions of history and keep the memory of colonial violence and Riffian defiance alive. The project’s findings will be compiled into a small publication, offering a deeper exploration of the Rif’s contested histories and their enduring presence in contemporary landscapes.
Dominique Hurth (b. 1985, France) is an artist working with installations, sculptures, exhibitions and editions.
