b. 1963, Morocco

Amina Benbouchta Biography

Casablanca-based Amina Benbouchta engages gender politics and the feminist slogan 'the personal is political' in paintings and photographs in which she uses herself as a subject. Positioning her body in charged, confining spaces, and often wearing costumes, Benbouchta explores themes of alienation, restriction, and identity. Differentiating herself from American conceptual photographers Cindy Sherman and Francesca Woodman, who have also made themselves subjects, Benbouchta focuses on issues surrounding the oppressed position of women in the contemporary Arab world. In her most recent series of photographs, she incorporates objects that reference dualistic themes of domestic confinement and escapism. Caged birds, rubber gloves, teapots, and mirrors cover the artist's face, acting as masks that transform Benbouchta into a universal symbol for inequality.

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Untitled by Amina Benbouchta contemporary artwork installation
Amina Benbouchta Untitled, 2022 Felt balls
10 x 200 x 200 cm
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Untitled by Amina Benbouchta contemporary artwork sculpture, textile
Amina Benbouchta Untitled, 2022 11 Pillows, sewing pins, felt balls, and tapestry fringes
30 x 200 x 50 cm
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Untitled by Amina Benbouchta contemporary artwork sculpture
Amina Benbouchta Untitled, 2022 Wool felt and acrylic paint
173 x 193 x 270 cm
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Big wolf of my dreams by Amina Benbouchta contemporary artwork painting, mixed media
Amina Benbouchta Big wolf of my dreams, 2022 Acrylic on bed sheet
270 x 230 cm
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Run over the waters by Amina Benbouchta contemporary artwork sculpture, textile
Amina Benbouchta Run over the waters, 2022 Embroidered cotton canvas with tapestry fringes
45 x 145 cm
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Poor little rich girl by Amina Benbouchta contemporary artwork sculpture, textile
Amina Benbouchta Poor little rich girl, 2022 Embroidered cotton canvas with tapestry fringes
180 x 180 cm
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I Got My Eyes on You by Amina Benbouchta contemporary artwork sculpture, textile
Amina Benbouchta I Got My Eyes on You, 2022 Embroidered cotton canvas with tapestry fringes
40 x 37 cm
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Sans titre by Amina Benbouchta contemporary artwork print
Amina Benbouchta Sans titre, 2012 Print on Fine Art Baryta
50 x 40 cm
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