‘During my artistic residency at the Taznakht cooperative of female carpet weavers in southern Morocco, I discovered my personal origins as a weaver and learned to create from the heart.’

Mina Abouzahra’s personal experiences inspired this Roukia cabinet, named after the matriarch of the Taznakht cooperative. Traditionally, a cabinet with a lock – often decorated with symbols of prosperity and fertility – was a young woman’s most prized possession at her wedding. The textile panels are Abouzahra’s tribute to the Amazigh weaving and textile heritage. The lower part with the boucherouite technique, using fabric remnants, symbolises inventiveness. The central part represents sisterhood and the upper part contains symbols of protection and strength. [text 2024]