Es-Said Et-Talmoudi
Said (b. 1989, Morocco) is a farmer, construction worker, gardener, all-rounder and member of a former nomad tribe. He was born and raised in the Sahara desert, living with only the most essential: nature, animals and family. Coming from an Amazigh-Tuareg family, Said feels most at home deep inside the desert. This is where his roots are. For many years, he and his family lived the nomadic life, living in tents and crossing big distances through the world’s largest desert ecosystem.
Being a highly driven and deeply caring member of his local community, he has been developing and actively implementing this project for the last few years. When faced in December 2018 with a piece of land containing only a 200 year old building in ruins - built by his ancestors - and a couple of old date palm trees, Said saw the unique potential of the place, located in the old village Beni Hayoun in the Draa valley.
Said is a highly respected man in this region and has built up many contacts while spending his life here. When the project is going well, he aims to be a hopeful example for others and will support the locals in any possible way to create a sustainable life in the desert.
Said (b. 1989, Morocco) is a farmer, construction worker, gardener, all-rounder and member of a former nomad tribe. He was born and raised in the Sahara desert, living with only the most essential: nature, animals and family. Coming from an Amazigh-Tuareg family, Said feels most at home deep inside the desert. This is where his roots are. For many years, he and his family lived the nomadic life, living in tents and crossing big distances through the world’s largest desert ecosystem.
Being a highly driven and deeply caring member of his local community, he has been developing and actively implementing this project for the last few years. When faced in December 2018 with a piece of land containing only a 200 year old building in ruins - built by his ancestors - and a couple of old date palm trees, Said saw the unique potential of the place, located in the old village Beni Hayoun in the Draa valley.
Said is a highly respected man in this region and has built up many contacts while spending his life here. When the project is going well, he aims to be a hopeful example for others and will support the locals in any possible way to create a sustainable life in the desert.
Linde de Greeff
Linde (b. 1992, United Kingdom) is a visual artist from the Netherlands/Denmark. She has been living between the Netherlands, Denmark and Morocco for several years and joined Said in early 2019 during the start-up of his project.
After finishing the art academy St. Joost in ‘s Hertogenbosch, she started giving art workshops to children and families in a refugee centre in Arnhem and has worked in several Waldorf kindergartens in Copenhagen. She has experience in providing care for elderly people and has worked as a caregiver at an institution for disabled people. Her ambition is to combine her artist practice with working with people, preferably as close to nature as possible. A few years after Linde met Said they started the project ‘Bani Hayoune Garden’ together in south east Morocco. Linde lives here almost all year round.
www.lindedegreeff.com
Linde (b. 1992, United Kingdom) is a visual artist from the Netherlands/Denmark. She has been living between the Netherlands, Denmark and Morocco for several years and joined Said in early 2019 during the start-up of his project.
After finishing the art academy St. Joost in ‘s Hertogenbosch, she started giving art workshops to children and families in a refugee centre in Arnhem and has worked in several Waldorf kindergartens in Copenhagen. She has experience in providing care for elderly people and has worked as a caregiver at an institution for disabled people. Her ambition is to combine her artist practice with working with people, preferably as close to nature as possible. A few years after Linde met Said they started the project ‘Bani Hayoune Garden’ together in south east Morocco. Linde lives here almost all year round.
www.lindedegreeff.com
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