Three pieces from my Moroccan art residency series are part of the Dictionary exhibition with Prism Textiles this April:
The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, London E3 4QY
17–26 April | Open 11:00–18:00 daily | FREE ENTRY
The exhibiting artworks are Fes i: Time to Pause; Fes iii: Dar Drouj / Staircase House; Fes iv: Weave.
Words, local dialect, and hand embroidery are central to my practice.
Each artwork began as a continuation of my Red Box series – square compositions of hand-embroidered text drawn from lived experience. I first wrote the narratives in English and, with the help of a friend in Fes, translated them into Darija, the Moroccan Arabic dialect, ensuring the phrasing felt natural, authentic, and true to the original sentiment.
This series of stitched Arabic text works is informed by daily life during a Moroccan art residency in Fes. Hand-embroidered in vintage red Sylko thread, it also pays homage to one of Morocco’s national colours.
