Sara Ouhaddou

Sara Ouhaddou is an artist living and working between Morocco and France. She’s born in France in a traditional Moroccan family and this dual culture informs her practice as a continuous dialogue. She strikes a balance between traditional Moroccan art forms and the conventions of contemporary art, aiming to place artistic creation’s forgotten cultural continuities into new perspectives. She works in situ, producing works based on encounters with communities, craftsmen and researchers, while exploring heritage sites and objects. Each of her works is a project of learning, exchange of knowledge and intimate or universal stories.

Ouhaddou studied at the École Olivier De Serres Paris. She has participated in the exhibition: Moroccan Trilogy (2021), Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain; Global resistance (2020), Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, Manifesta Biennial, Trait-Union, Marseille (2020), Our World is burning, Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2020) Islamic Art festival, Sharjah (2017-2018) Crafts Becomes Modern, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, Germany (2017); Marrakech Biennale, Morocco, (2016) and also participated to the following programs and residencies : IASPIS Stockholm (2021/2022), Art Explora x La cité Internationale des Arts (2021) and La cité Internationale des Arts x Daniel and Nina Carasso (2020/2021). She is represented by the Polaris gallery, Paris.