Yto Barrada lives between New York and Tangier, where she grew up. In Tanger she leads the project Mothership, which focuses on natural dyes and female makers. In this artwork, she refers to the brightly coloured, geometric, abstract paintings of the American artist Frank Stella, who named several of his works after Moroccan cities such as Sidi Ifni. By using textile techniques such as quilting, which are dismissed as ‘folk art’, Barrada emphasises their importance for modernism. [text 2024]
Yto Barrada werkt met fotografie, film, beeldhouwkunst en textiel. In haar werk onderzoekt ze grenzen, migratie en postkoloniale geschiedenis, waarbij de Marokkaanse stad Tanger vaak centraal staat. In 2006 richt ze de Cinémathèque de Tanger op en ze blijft interdisciplinaire projecten ontwikkelen die ecologie, materiële processen en culturele verhalen met elkaar verbinden.
