Visual Artist / Creative Director
Songs of Stone and Earth
Paradise Lost 004 - exhibition
Paradise Lost 004 - book
Paradise Lost 001-003
Xenon-129
Robbers
Visual Artist / Creative Director
Songs of Stone and Earth
Paradise Lost 004 - exhibition
Paradise Lost 004 - book
Paradise Lost 001-003
Xenon-129
Robbers
Songs of Stone and Earth is an exploration of the enduring connections between cultural heritage, architectural resilience, and modernity.Songs of Stone and Earth is an exploration of the enduring connections between cultural heritage, architectural resilience, and modernity.
Rooted in the landscapes of Morocco's High
Atlas Mountains, the work traces how the Amazigh people have inscribed themselves into the land, through earthen structures, oral tradition, and a relationship to place that persists across generations.
What is present here is often described as vernacular, a term historically used to distinguish local, community-based practices from what has been labeled as "modern" or "universal." This distinction is not neutral, it is rooted in colonial power structures that actively marginalized indigenous building traditions, associating them with poverty and backwardness while imposing Western styles as the standard of progress. Such categorization has positioned these expressions of culture as marginal, nostalgic, or "lesser," overlooking their sophistication, depth, and continued presence. The work is an observation of what was always there.
In the book, a single resonant verse from Amazigh oral tradition weaves through the narrative, questioning the assumption that heritage and modernity are oppositional. Instead, it highlights their coexistence, showing how cultural traditions endure and adapt in dialogue with the present. The work ultimately returns to the fundamental questions of identity, belonging, and the essence of home.