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16-NOV-2008

Headache, Tunis, Tunisia, 2008

On my final day in Tunisia, I had planned an afternoon shoot in the medina of Tunis. But rains intervened, and I contented myself by shooting street life from under the awning of my own hotel on Tunis’ Avenue Bourguiba. There was an advertising kiosk on a broad traffic island in the middle of the avenue, covered in entertainment posters. The posters on the bottom of the kiosk advertise a play or film called “Apples for Eve.” They feature eloquent hand expression. I waited for a passer-by to use a hand gesture just as expressive. After many false starts, it happened. A man stopped in his tracks, and clapped a hand to his forehead. Maybe he had a headache, perhaps he was momentarily confused, or he just might have been wiping the raindrops off his face. I leave the answers to my viewers.

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Phil Douglis01-Dec-2008 00:03
You are right -- thanks, Tim, for seeing this aspect of the image. When I look at it now, I can imagine him shielding his eyes from the commercial entertainment blandishments on the kiosk.
Tim May30-Nov-2008 22:10
Because of the strict sense of decorum in a Muslim country and the relative openness of the society we saw - I see an other possible interpretation here of him trying to steer clear of view the vulgar.
Phil Douglis29-Nov-2008 05:16
I was amused as well, Alina. Thanks for enjoying it with me.
Alina29-Nov-2008 03:05
Laugh out loud :)
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