Amina Agueznay

Amina Agueznay (born 1963) is a Moroccan visual artist and architect. Quotes What I remember most is the desire for immediacy, for tactility. You can’t hug a building I don’t really think about boundaries I trust the hand, the collaborative process, the communication among people who share their talents My interaction with artisanship is very different—I’m not interested in the object; I’m interested in the human beings who make objects I usually think of myself as a conductor, but sometimes I like to be a musician, too where there is commitment, there is excellence Everyone has something to express, and if we can help them find an outlet for their creative process—that keeps craft alive 10 Questions With… Amina Agueznay 8 July 2026 It is important to understand that in Morocco, everyone is connected to craft and to handmade things. If you want to wear something to a wedding, you buy the fabric and work with the artisan to make a kaftan that is right for you. We appreciate these skills and the relationship between the person who commissions the work and the person who meets those expectations. It is natural. I am very conscious of the versatility of my artistic practice – it is about the matter, what materials I use and how I control them I do consider how the viewer will experience the work, and to me, this experience should, and does, involve all of the senses – except taste! Crafts in Morocco involve amazing heritage skills, handed down from one generation to the next, and each artisan has their own particular voice. Some are eager to innovate, others are not, they just want to perform the same gesture Amina Agueznay – artison-creator 10 June 2020 Just as with music, moving away from the major key opens up new possibilities of expression: one finds depth in intimacy, emotions are not dictated but allowed to permeate, new sensations surface, note by note, and step by step the most important artists of Morocco are the people who have carried forward a way of seeing and making that is unique to our collective way of life It is my belief that human creation – whether art, literature, music or architecture – is inherently situated An artist’s country of origin is not the only force at play; artistic expression is shaped by a complex set of factors Art can change the world by respecting individual dignity while embracing the power of collaborative creation. Amina Agueznay on Representing Morocco at the 61st Venice Biennale 20 March 2026 External links Category:Artists from Morocco Category:Living people Category:Women artists Category:Women from Morocco Category:1963 births Category:Women born in the 1960s