Everything Okuda San Miguel touches turns to technicolor. You might remember him from the wild church-turned-skate-park we wrote about last year. Well, San Miguel is back, and this time he’s set his sights on a new building: an abandoned church in Youssoufia, Morocco, a project he’s titled “11 Mirages To The freedom.”
“One of the most amazing things about doing those churches was to feel that religions and spiritualism are changing with the new generations,” San Miguel told Bored Panda. “It doesn’t matter where it is located or the culture living in the place. It is like the painting of the church brings together different religions. Art doesn’t care about borders. Muslim people came to take pictures of the Moroccan church, and pictures of me. This is love, freedom, peace and equality”
More info: iamgallerymadrid.com | britishcouncil.org | Facebook | Instagram (h/t: designboom)
“religions and spiritualism are changing with the new generations”
“It doesn’t matter where it is located or the culture living in the place”
“It is like the painting of the church brings together different religions”
“Art doesn’t care about borders”
“Muslim people came to take pictures of the Moroccan church, and pictures of me”
“This is love, freedom, peace and equality”
Bored Panda would like to thank Okuda San Miguel for this interview
19Kviews
Share on FacebookHi, you're welcome any time. I'm from Morocco.
Load More Replies...Wonder what happened to the people who used the church......bet they had to leave
This church was built by the french who colonized morocco, so when they finished looted morocco THEY HAD TO LEAVE
Load More Replies...I bet the gay people thrown off buildings in muslim countries feel real free, for about 5 seconds...;
I just found this site. Very interesting. I too am an artist and art teacher. How can I submit artworks?
Who will dare to paint old mosk? anyone?... oh, don't wanna loose your head...
What a pointless racist comment, and I'm not even a muslim.
Load More Replies...Hi, you're welcome any time. I'm from Morocco.
Load More Replies...Wonder what happened to the people who used the church......bet they had to leave
This church was built by the french who colonized morocco, so when they finished looted morocco THEY HAD TO LEAVE
Load More Replies...I bet the gay people thrown off buildings in muslim countries feel real free, for about 5 seconds...;
I just found this site. Very interesting. I too am an artist and art teacher. How can I submit artworks?
Who will dare to paint old mosk? anyone?... oh, don't wanna loose your head...
What a pointless racist comment, and I'm not even a muslim.
Load More Replies...
379
21