Publisher: Lungs Project

City: New York, NY

Release Date: June 19, 2026

Pages: 72 p.

Dimensions: 7.5 x 9.71 in

Cover: Paperback

Binding: Perfect-bound

Color: Full color

Edition Size: 30

Created by Ziad Naitaddi, Fouad Is Not a Criminal: A Chaotic Morality explores the complex moral questions around cultural piracy through Fouad Beniouri, a DVD seller in Rabat’s medina who has spent two decades distributing art-house cinema for less than a dollar per film. Through photography, found footage, and reflective prose, Naitaddi questions the boundaries between criminality and service to the arts.

Ziad Naitaddi is a Moroccan artist who lives and works in Rabat. Naitaddi’s practice often extends beyond the act of photographing itself. He revisits archives, collects written and oral testimonies, and even re-engages with his own photographs years after their development. He refers to this approach as “photographic exhumation”—a process that allows him to explore narrative possibilities beyond the camera. In his recent projects, Naitaddi explores migration and its emotional complexities—distance from one’s homeland, exile, integration, exclusion—viewing these as spaces of layered encounters. He forms close relationships with his subjects, seeking to understand how migration shapes their mental and emotional states over time. Aware that his work is filtered through his own perspective, he also reflects on the construction and evolution of his own identity. Naitaddi’s work has been exhibited internationally at institutions including The Center of Contemporary Photographic Art – Villa Pérochon (France), the 13th Dakar Biennale (Senegal), Le Cube – independent art room (Morocco), Museo Nazionale MAXXI (Italy), Fotogalerie Wien - WUK (Austria), La Condition Publique (France), Sharjah Biennial 17’ (UAE), among others.