A vision of Yemen-Regard sur le Yémen

A photographic journey to the southern Arabian peninsula, along the shores of the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Gulf of Oman, between Africa and Asia: to Yemen, a country whose very name resonates with mystery.
A socially committed Arab photographer, Sheikh Hassan Al Thani is a tireless explorer of the history of southern Arabia. He does not see Yemen through the eyes of a naïve tourist, but as an artist seeking to capture its emotional charge. A curious observer who is well acquainted with his subject, he photographs the footprints of this civilisation of writing, the roads of incense and coffee, the columns of the temple of the Queen of Sheba, the ruins of the Mocha tower, oases, arid expanses, and palm trees, all while pondering the country's future.
Divided into five parts, this work takes us progressively deeper into the heart of Yemen. We are first greeted by fascinating landscapes, but here nature always reveals the signs of civilisation and its history as we discover, one after another, tiny villages perched high on rocky crags. And Sheikh Hassan Al Thani continues to zoom in, giving us a more intimate view. He reveals the streets and architecture of towns such as Tarim, Sayun, Aden, or Sanaa, where we find cars, satellite dishes, and other signs of modernity. He then trains his lens on people, children and the elderly, who emerge from these photographs to give us additional clues to understanding this remarkable and changing land.
Shot in colour and in black & white, these fascinating images provide unparalleled testimony to the richness of this ancient civilisation and inspire an irresistible desire to visit this land.