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Amina Agueznay Discusses Artistic Process, Fieldworks Exhibition, and Collaboration with Moroccan Artisans

artist · 2026-04-22

Amina Agueznay, an architect and multidisciplinary artist, integrates her Moroccan roots with architectural concepts, utilizing materials such as textiles, stone, wood, plastic, and shells. Her creations include site-specific installations that fuse modern art with traditional craftsmanship. Collaborating with artisans throughout Morocco, Agueznay documents their techniques for her contemporary projects. The Fieldworks exhibition, praised in Marrakesh and Miami, delves into themes of identity and community, showcasing Bestiaire, a series of six pieces at Loft Art Gallery in 2024, where functional items are transformed through collaborative weaving. Additionally, she presents work at MACAAL, including The Garden Inside (2020). Agueznay studied architecture in the USA before returning to Morocco to empower local artisans through workshops.

Key facts

  • Amina Agueznay is a multidisciplinary artist and architect from Morocco.
  • She works with materials including textiles, stone, wood, plastic, and shells, focusing on scale from small to large.
  • Agueznay sees contemporary art and traditional craft as one, emphasizing stories and process over finished products.
  • She collaborates extensively with artisans across Morocco, cataloging techniques in urban and rural areas.
  • The Fieldworks exhibition explores Moroccan craft knowledge, identity, community, and transformation, shown in Marrakesh and Miami.
  • Bestiaire, part of Fieldworks, features functional objects reimagined as three-dimensional looms, exhibited at Loft Art Gallery in 2024.
  • Agueznay's work includes The Garden Inside (2020) at MACAAL, using architectural principles with metal rods and wool.
  • She studied architecture in the USA and conducted workshops in Morocco to empower artisans through governmental agencies.

Entities

Artists

  • Amina Agueznay
  • Meriem Berrada

Institutions

  • Canvas
  • Loft Art Gallery
  • MACAAL

Locations

  • Morocco
  • USA
  • Marrakesh
  • Miami

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