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The coastal city of Zarzis in southeast Tunisia is where Mohsen Lihidheb makes and displays his art.⁠ ⁠ Through a blue door, with two handwritten signs in French and Arabic that say "museum," is a house filled with things that Lihidheb collected after the waves brought them ashore. The rubbish from the sea is his medium.⁠ ⁠ Just inside, you see a taxonomy of trash — cigarette packs, tennis balls, pushpins, stones, bottles with messages inside, all collected and sorted.⁠ ⁠ Shoes of all sizes dangle from a shelf, including a little girl's pink slippers, near a display that reads, in French, "Museum of the memory of sea and man."⁠ ⁠ Lihidheb's collection of seaworn shoes, clothing, and books honors the migrants who die crossing the Mediterranean.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio for the story.⁠ ⁠ (Images: @claireeclaire • Claire Harbage/NPR)
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