The fifth issue of Side Magazine accompanies the tourist on their quest for souvenirs. While
being accused of fueling superficial consumerism the tourist follows their sincere desire to
find meaning placing themself all senses hyper¬alert in unusual situations to capture
memories. Abdelmajid Arrif takes us to a Territory of Misunderstandings Marrakech's famous
Jemaa el-Fna square Saint Augustine analyses in his Confessions written towards the end of
the fourth century the governing mechanisms of his own memories Daniel Buren's text from 1988
reminds us of the difference between the photograph of a work and the work itself Maggie
Popkin reflects on the phenomenon of souvenirs Xavier de Maistre's presentation of his room
from 1794 is interweaved with those of the artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster and Moses März
refers to Edouard Glissant's Poetics of Relation to explore the issues of borders migration
and political communities in contemporary Germany Finally Ida Lødemel Tvedt reflects on her
relationship to her hometown through the lens of Ragnar Kjartansson's monumental sculpture
which no traveler arriving by plane can miss asking: BERGEN? Side Magazine is conceived of as
a site of research each issue giving shape to one of the seven characters that will be staged
at Bergen Assembly in 2022 convened by artist Saâdane Afif.
