DAMSSILI Art · Journal · Painting · 2021

Abandoned: the end of the carriages

A carriage left outside the ramparts of Taroudant at sunset.

An abandoned carriage outside the walls of Taroudant at sunset, under a red-orange sky. The driver seems to need neither his horse nor his carriage any more: he has left everything behind.

In Taroudant, as in many Moroccan cities, carriages used to be everywhere. With the arrival of the car these faithful companions became obsolete, and horses too old to work are abandoned.

Beyond nostalgia for a vanished time, this scene invites us to rethink our relationship with animals.