MEDI1TV Afrique : #Chronique_culture du 20/03/2025 - 20/03/2025
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00:00Welcome to Mediane TV. Today I take you, dear viewers, to the discovery of Ablaziz Twil,
00:15master craftsman, stoker in Salé. In 1994, a contest of circumstances led Ablaziz Twil
00:23to embark on a career as a craftsman in stucco in Salé, a choice he never regretted
00:29as this profession filled him and allowed him to perpetuate an ancestral art.
00:34Today, at 55, this master craftsman sees with bitterness the scarcity of his peers
00:42and the disinterest of young generations.
00:45Today's young people do not have the will and the patience to learn, he explains.
00:49Over the centuries, stucco is an essential element of Moroccan architecture.
00:56This type of fabric combines hot and plaster to create unique mural works of art.
01:03I suggest you listen to him.
01:11I started my career as a craftsman in 1994 following a contest of circumstances.
01:17This choice, made after the suspension of my studies, turned out to be one of the best in my life.
01:23It is a profession that fulfills me and that I consider very honorable.
01:27The absence of traditional Moroccan stucco in a house is immediately felt.
01:32This material offers incomparable beauty and visual comfort,
01:37creating an atmosphere conducive to conviviality.
01:41Authentic decoration cannot do without this traditional touch.
01:47The stucco is used in Greece from the Archaic period to the 7th century BC
01:55as a fabric used to cover stone constructions.
01:58At the time, the technique was generally used to imitate architecture.
02:02The stucco is used to make embossments, to dress the columns of cannelures
02:06or to design chapiteaux or pilasters.
02:11The stucco is both a material and a decorative technique,
02:14whose use dates back to Antiquity.
02:17It is a hot or plaster-based fabric
02:19mixed with a finely ground load composed of marble powder, brick or sand.
02:26The most refined stuccos, those containing marble powder,
02:29have a white, sparkling and soft touch.
02:33For centuries, Moroccan stucco has sublimated the country's traditional architecture,
02:37adorning mosques, palaces and palaces with refined motifs.
02:41However, this ancestral art is now threatened with disappearance.
02:45The stucco, composed of hot and plaster,
02:47offers a unique identity to the Moroccan interior.
02:51Faced with the scarcity of stucco makers,
02:54Ablaziz Touheil calls for increased support from the state,
02:57notably by promoting this heritage on the media and social networks.
03:02As Moroccan architecture continues to inspire the world,
03:06the future of traditional stucco now rests on the transmission
03:10of its know-how to the next generation.
03:13I invite you to listen again to Ablaziz Touheil, the master craftsman.
03:25Stucco, a secular tradition, is found in the homes, mosques,
03:29riades and ancient monuments of Morocco.
03:32This art is passed down from generation to generation.
03:35Unfortunately, the number of artisans has decreased,
03:38and today's young people do not have the will and patience to learn,
03:41because it is a traditional industry that requires patience
03:45to develop and reach the rank of master.
03:48We need more support from the state,
03:51notably in terms of advertising,
03:53and especially on Moroccan channels and social media platforms.
03:59We want the state to help us in this area
04:02so that this craft does not disappear and continues for future generations.
04:15And finally, some music, directed by Oujda,
04:18who hosted this week the 13th edition of the nights of Samar
04:22organized on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan.
04:26For the organizers, this event aims at the cultural animation of Ramadan nights,
04:30emphasizing the role of this kind of event
04:33in the preservation of national intangible heritage
04:36and to make this ancestral art known to the rising generations.
04:40They added that this cultural and spiritual manifestation
04:43also aims to strengthen exchanges and links
04:46between active groups and associations in the field of medir and samar
04:51at the level of the city of Oujda,
04:53in the context of the promotion of the essential pillar of local development.
05:51Thank you, dear viewers, for your loyalty.
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