Primary School Abassia - Sfax
L'Art Rue Organization
Chema Gargouri H'Baieb, designer
Students at the Sfax Higher Institute of Fine Arts
L'Art Rue
The "Change ta Classe" project was devised by Fiona Meadows for the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine in Paris. In 2012, the project moved to Tunis and Sfax in Tunisia, thanks to the Dream City festival.
Following on from the "Change ta classe! projects proposed by the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, the concept seeks to hijack popular television programmes such as "change ta chambre", in which a team transforms a teenager's bedroom for the duration of the programme to give viewers ideas for interior decoration. Here, the action takes place in a school, collège or lycée classroom in a working-class district of Tunis.
So, for 2 months, under the auspices of L'Art Rue, designer Chema Gargouri H'Baieb and students from the Safx Higher Institute of Fine Arts took over the Abassia public primary school in the heart of the Sfax medina, transforming the school playground and courtyard into playful spaces for children to learn through play.
Practical information
Abassia primary school - Sfax, 2012
Duration
2 months
