El Warcha
El Warcha – meaning “the workshop” in Arabic – opened its doors in 2016 in the Medina, the old town, of Tunis. Its goal is to foster collective action and learning by developing art installations and furniture for public spaces.
El Warcha initially focused on devising practical elements with local residents of all ages, designing and building planters, play structures, bins, or lighting. With time, the collective developed alternative pedagogical methods based around participatory design, intended to allow for mutual growth and to reimagine our living environment. El Warcha thus grew into a space for collective movement between discussion and making. By favoring experimentation as a form of reflection and knowledge exchange, the aim is to put everyone on equal footing, for example through conceiving intuitive assembly techniques that do not necessitate prior technical mastery and using commonly available material to allow everyone to test ideas and make prototypes, but also to fail and start over.
In 2018, El Warcha began expanding, as some of its team members moved abroad. The first workshop outside of Tunisia was founded in London, followed by others establishing roots in Lisbon, Davis, and Nefta, in the Tunisian desert. El Warcha grew organically through this international multiplication, forming an engaged community that shares a common vision despite the distance and the diversity of contexts. The challenges of organizing across borders and experiential divides regularly bring about points of convergence between these trans-local realities.
ARTWORKS BY EL WARCHA
School chair
2022 / mix media / Dimensions variable
Fontaine
2022 / mix media / Dimensions variable
School table (1)
2022 / school chairs and wood / 100 x 50 x 70 cm / 39.4 x 19.7 x 27.6 in
School shelves 2
2022 / school chairs and wood / 290 x 150 x 50 cm / 114.2 x 59.1 x 19.7 in
School shelves 1
2022 / school chairs and wood / 290 x 100 x 50 cm / 114.2 x 39.4 x 19.7 in
Common library unit 3
2022 / school chairs, wood and crates / 320 x 270 x 170 cm / 126.0 x 106.3 x 66.9 in
Common library unit 2
2022 / school chairs and wood / 320 x 100 x 60 cm / 126.0 x 39.4 x 23.6 in
Common library unit 1
2022 / school chairs and wood / 460 x 520 x 60 cm / 181.1 x 204.7 x 23.6 in
Boustil flags 15
2022 / fabric / Dimensions variable
Boustil flags 14
2022 / fabric / Dimensions variable
Boustil flags 13
2022 / fabric / Dimensions variable
Boustil flags 12
2022 / fabric / Dimensions variable
Boustil flags 11
2022 / fabric / Dimensions variable
Boustil flags 10
2022 / fabric / Dimensions variable
Boustil flags (8-9)
2022 / fabric / Dimensions variable
Boustil flags (5-7)
2022 / fabric / Dimensions variable
Boustil flags (1-4)
2022 / fabric / Dimensions variable
Reglement interieur 03
2022 / print on fabric / 180 x 400 cm / 70.9 x 157.5 in
Reglement interieur 02
2022 / print on fabric / 180 x 400 cm / 70.9 x 157.5 in
Reglement interieur 01
2022 / print on fabric / 180 x 400 cm / 70.9 x 157.5 in
Karaoke schule
2022 / school chairs, wood, barrels and TV monitor / 700 x 380 x 60 cm / 275.6 x 149.6 x 23.6 in
3atba sur roue
2022 / barrel, wood, wheels and orange straps / 180 x 200 x 70 cm / 70.9 x 78.7 x 27.6 in
1968 upsidown
2022 / military chairs and orange straps / 395 x 50 x 50 cm / 155.5 x 19.7 x 19.7 in
Assemblé national
2022 / wood and fragment of Tunisia flag / Dimensions variable
Disco
2022 / mix material / Dimensions variable
Arnold Bode School - readymade
2022 / school chair / Dimensions variable
1968 - readymade
2022 / military chair / Dimensions variable
Bermil
2022 / barrel, wood and straps / 160 x 90 x 75 cm / 63.0 x 35.4 x 29.5 in
Cursi sberka (3)
2022 / broomsticks, cable ties and wood / 140 x 60 x 60 cm / 55.1 x 23.6 x 23.6 in
Cursi sberka (2)
2022 / broomsticks, cable ties and wood / 140 x 60 x 60 cm / 55.1 x 23.6 x 23.6 in
Cursi 1968 (4)
2022 / military chair, broomsticks, cable ties and wood / 85 x 45 x 45 cm / 33.5 x 17.7 x 17.7 in
Cursi 1968 (3)
2022 / military chair, broomsticks, cable ties and wood / 85 x 45 x 45 cm / 33.5 x 17.7 x 17.7 in
Cursi 1968 (2)
2022 / military chair, broomsticks, cable ties and wood / 85 x 45 x 45 cm / 33.5 x 17.7 x 17.7 in
Cursi 1968 (1)
2022 / military chair, broomsticks, cable ties and wood / 85 x 45 x 45 cm / 33.5 x 17.7 x 17.7 in
Fa9a9i3
2022 / mix media / Dimensions variable
Chignol
2022 / mix media / Dimensions variable
Sberka
2022 / mix media / 130 x 90 x 15 cm / 51.2 x 35.4 x 5.9 in
M5da
2022 / mix media / Dimensions variable
Boite a pharmacie
2022 / mix media / Dimensions variable
Scie circulaire
2022 / mix media / Dimensions variable
Radio
2022 / mix media / 25 x 25 x 25 cm / 9.8 x 9.8 x 9.8 in
3atba
2022 / metal chair and wood, steps / 60 x 60 x 60 cm / 23.6 x 23.6 x 23.6 in
Zebla
2022 / chair, broomsticks and cable ties / 85 x 45 x 45 cm / 33.5 x 17.7 x 17.7 in
Tabouret
2022 / wood / 35.5 x 47.5 x 35.5 cm / 14.0 x 18.7 x 14.0 in
Cursi (10)
2022 / school chair, broomsticks, cable ties and wood / 120 x 50 x 90 cm / 47.2 x 19.7 x 35.4 in
Cursi (9)
2022 / school chair, broomsticks, cable ties and wood / 120 x 50 x 90 cm / 47.2 x 19.7 x 35.4 in
Cursi (8)
2022 / school chair, broomsticks, cable ties and wood / 120 x 50 x 90 cm / 47.2 x 19.7 x 35.4 in
Cursi (6)
2022 / school chair, broomsticks, cable ties and wood / 120 x 50 x 90 cm / 47.2 x 19.7 x 35.4 in
Cursi (5)
2022 / school chair, broomsticks, cable ties and wood / 120 x 50 x 90 cm / 47.2 x 19.7 x 35.4 in
Cursi (4)
2022 / school chair, broomsticks, cable ties and wood / 120 x 50 x 90 cm / 47.2 x 19.7 x 35.4 in
Cursi (3)
2022 / school chair, broomsticks, cable ties and wood / 120 x 50 x 90 cm / 47.2 x 19.7 x 35.4 in
Cursi (2)
2022 / school chair, broomsticks, cable ties and wood / 120 x 50 x 90 cm / 47.2 x 19.7 x 35.4 in
Cursi (1)
2022 / school chair, broomsticks, cable ties and wood / 120 x 50 x 90 cm / 47.2 x 19.7 x 35.4 in
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