Mediterranean Literary Meetings "Aimer les différences"
Arles (France), 8-9 July 2004

During the international meetings of photography organized by the editor "Actes Sud" Michelangelo Pistoletto has presented his work in the space de Saint-Martin-du-Mejan. The exhibition dedicated to the artist, named Riflessioni (Reflections), opened the 7th of July. On thursday 8th July Michelangelo Pistoletto himself guided a tour of the exhibition.
The Association du Mejan of Arles, Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto and the magazine La Pensée de Midi, taking the exhibition as a starting point, have organized the two days (8th and 9th July) working conference "Arles Mediterranean Literary Meetings - Aimer les différences"(Love Difference).

Many writers, artists, musicians, photographers, philosophers coming from the Mediterranean area joined the meeting.

List of invited personalities
Henri Agnel, musician (France)
Mohed Altrad, entrepreneur, writer (Syria)
Hoda Barakat, writer (Lebanon)
Miquel Barcelo, artist (Spain)
François Barré, president of the RIP (France)
Anne Brunswic, writer (France)
Christian Caujolle, director of "L' Agence Vu", writer (France)
Federica Cerutti, responsible of Cittadellarte and Love Difference publications (Italy)
Pierre Coulibeuf, filmmaker (France)
Pippo Delbono, theatre writer(Italy)
Mathias Enard, writer (France)
Filippo Fabbrica, responsible of Love Difference (Italy)
Thierry Fabre, writer, editor-in-chief of "La Pensée de Midi" (France)
Aleksandar Grujicic, translator, writer (France/ Serbia)
Roland Hayrabédian, musician, founder of the "Choeur Contemporain d' Aix en Provence" and of the "Musicatreize" - instrumental and vocal ensemble (France)
Pierre Jacques, director of the "orchestre des jeunes de la Méditerranée" (France)
Katia Kameli, artist (France/ Algeria)
Rachid Koraichi, artist, writer (Algeria)
Farouk Mardam Bey, director of the collection "Sindbad", cultural councilman of the IMA (Syria)
Bernard Millet, historian, director of the "agence pour the patrimoine antique" (France)
Jean-Marie Del Moral, photographer (France)
Hubert Nyssen, publisher, writer (France)
Michelangelo Pistoletto, artist (Italie)
Anders Petersen, photographer (Sweden)
Baltasar Porcel, writer (Spain)
Majid Rahnema, writer, diplomatic and minister (Iran)
Habib Selmi, writer (Tunisia)
Ouided Tebaa, writer (Morocco)
May Telmissany, writer (Egypt)
Mâkhi Xénakis, artist, writer (France/ Greece)
Kimiko Yoshida, photographer (France)