Joël Alessandra, Ibn Battûta and 120,000 km of watercolors

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By: Jean-François Cadet Follow

He is one of the greatest travelers in history that we discover in “Les voyages d'Ibn Battûta”, by Joël Alessandra and Lotfi Akalay.

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Between 1325 and 1349, Ibn Battûta traveled 120,000 km and visited 43 countries, discovering the Muslim world and even a little beyond, from his native Tangier to the Chinese Quanzhou, from Timbuktu to the north of the Russian Volga, from Egypt to Spain, from the Indies to the Maldives, passing through Mecca and the Arabian Peninsula. This enlightened journey tells us about Joël Alessandra and Lotfi Akalay in an album which mixes historical realism and dreamlike tales through sketches and sumptuous watercolors by Joël Alessandra, himself a frequent traveler and used to travel diaries.

“The journeys of Ibn Battûta”, of Joël Alessandra and Lotfi Akalay. appeared at Aire Libre and you can find several of Joël Alessandra's original works in an exhibition and sale until July 10 at the Art-Maniak gallery in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.

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