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On the forecourt of the Fontainebleau-Avon station, Twenty large-format visuals catch the eye of passengers getting off the train. These are the photographs of M'hammed Kilito, a National Geographic explorer and one of the most singular voices in contemporary Moroccan photography. The series, entitled Before it's gone, documents oases in southern Morocco - these thousand-year-old ecosystems threatened by climate change, drought and the rural exodus.
The exhibition is open-air, with free access 24 hours a day, by Pays de Fontainebleau Tourist Office. It will remain on view until 8 June 2026 - In other words, you have a few weeks to see it again and again, when a train arrives in the morning or when you return from Paris in the evening.
The connection with Fontainebleau is not just anecdotal. The exhibition is a prelude to the 15ᵉ edition of the Art History Festival, held at the Château du 5 to 7 June 2026 and this year the Kingdom of Morocco in the spotlight. The largest gathering of art historians in the world, the festival is free and open to all, with hundreds of speakers, screenings, round tables and an art book fair. The Kilito exhibition on the forecourt is the perfect way to get a head start.
Born in Rabat, M'hammed Kilito has established himself on the international scene by telling the story of contemporary Morocco - the story of urban youth, of the margins, and now of the environment. Before it's gone is his long-running, award-winning project, exhibited from Morocco to New York, which combines documentary photography and intimate storytelling. The oases he photographs are both landscapes of mineral beauty and ecosystems on the brink of collapse. This tension is reflected in the prints on display in the forecourt.
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