RARE glimpses of the lives of remote North African tribes have gone on show.

Memories features a number of etchings and photographs by an exiled member of the Berber tribe, who now lives and works in the borders.

Allal Yamine came to Britain from Morocco to study, 14 years ago, but after graduating in fine art at Bath Spa University, he stayed in the country.

He has made visits to his home community, in the high Atlas mountains, where many of his photographs and etchings were produced.

A selection of them have gone on display at Trevelyan College, Durham University.

The artist travelled from his home, near Coldstream, to mount the exhibition and open it at a preview at the weekend.

He said his work is influenced by primitive art, as seen in Berber and Chinese script, while many of the subjects in his photographs are relatives still living in the remote Berber community.

Mr Yamine has exhibited in Britain, France and in Morocco.

Accompanying his etchings and photographs is a display of Berber costume and decorations, which will be on sale during the course of the exhibition. It runs until March 3, at the college, on Elvet Hill Road, off South Road, Durham.