Making the connection
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An ostrich couple with their offspring, prehistoric, Cattle Age 5,000 - 4,000 B.C. Location: Wadi Taleschout, Messak Mellet, 50 x 170 cm. Jörg Mollet -
Bird motif, Roman, floor mosaic, Villa Selene, Silin. Jörg Mollet -
Modern graffiti, 2005/2006, Medina, Tripoli. Jörg Mollet -
Graffiti, 2006, Medina, Tripoli Jörg Mollet -
A pair of hands, penetrated into desert varnish, prehistoric, 1,000 B.C., Wadi Bedis, Messak Settafet. Jörg Mollet -
A hand, highly stylised, section 30 x 25 cm, Wadi Imrawen. Jörg Mollet -
Writing on a tablet, Roman, theatre at Leptis Magna. Jörg Mollet -
Graffiti, 2006, Medina, Tripoli Jörg Mollet -
Evaluation of the state of houses during the old city restructuring, 2005-2006, Medina, Tripoli. Jörg Mollet -
Door, 2005, Medina, Tripoli Jörg Mollet -
Graffiti, 2005, Medina, Tripoli Jörg Mollet -
Rock protection for a tent, 2005. In 1969, the nomads had to leave their dwelling, Wadi Takabort Kabort, Messak. Jörg Mollet
Jörg Mollet photographs Rock Art in Libya.
This content was published on February 4, 2010
The Swiss-Libyan Art Project is an attempt by visual artist Mollet and writer Aurel Schmidt to make a connection between rock paintings in the Messak desert and modern-day Libya. (Pictures: Jörg Mollet)
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