DAMSSILI Art · Journal · Painting · 2018–2019

Volubilis, a clash of civilisations

Arab horsemen rest beside a Roman ruin, eight centuries after that civilisation ended.

Volubilis (Walili) is one of Morocco's great ancient sites. On my 60 × 45 cm canvas, Arab horsemen rest beside a Roman ruin, eight centuries after that civilisation came to an end.

What interested me was the meeting: two worlds, the Arab-Islamic and the Roman, brought together in one landscape, under golden light and a cloudy sky.

Shown at the Salon d'inspiration in Taroudant in 2018 and again in 2019, this canvas got me noticed and let me meet professional artists from my region.