His art includes sculptures and ceramics embellished with calligraphy, and has been exhibited from Venice to New York. Vicky, a 26-year-old from Lagos, Nigeria, arrived on foot to Tunisia after several failed bids to reach Italy from Libya. One is inscribed with the words: “Woman, black dress, Hachani beach,” indicating the location where she was found. Koraichi, whose brother was swept away by a current while swimming for leisure in the Mediterranean, funded the cemetery by selling some of his artwork. That was when the first graves were dug at the Garden of Africa, even before the work to build the ornate cemetery had started.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 09, 2021 19:16 UTC