Research heads (Morocco, Fez)

In the souks of Fez , one of the oldest commercial centers in the world, relationships are formed without direct glances. Haggling is an integral part of the exchange: it requires keen attention, an art of the unspoken , a fine reading of gestures. Here, bodies are present, but faces are absent or frozen. Mannequins display clothes without embodying them; customers , seen from behind, become anonymous—and yet each posture is eloquent.

The medina of Fez , a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is still home to hundreds of artisanal businesses, often family-run, where a local economy, know-how, and traditional textiles such as the djellaba , the haik , or the embroidered veil , are perpetuated. The place, saturated with fabrics, functions like a theater of everyday life , where everyone plays a furtive but significant role. Words circulate, hands evaluate, eyes scrutinize—without ever fully revealing themselves.