Country
Morocco
Ghizlane Sahli (b. 1973, Meknes, Morocco) lives and works in Marrakech. Trained as an architect in Paris, she turned to embroidery after years of working with Moroccan artisans. Her signature “Alveoli” (small units of plastic waste wrapped in sabra silk thread) come together into sculptural, organic forms that combine an architect’s sense of space and volume, the know-how of traditional embroidery and a concern for the environment. Her studio in Marrakech works closely with local women artisans, passing on techniques and experimenting with new ones. Her work is held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum (London) and the Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL, Marrakech), and she was selected for Homo Faber 2024 in Venice
Country
Morocco
Ghizlane Sahli (b. 1973, Meknes, Morocco) lives and works in Marrakech. Trained as an architect in Paris, she turned to embroidery after years of working with Moroccan artisans. Her signature “Alveoli” (small units of plastic waste wrapped in sabra silk thread) come together into sculptural, organic forms that combine an architect’s sense of space and volume, the know-how of traditional embroidery and a concern for the environment. Her studio in Marrakech works closely with local women artisans, passing on techniques and experimenting with new ones. Her work is held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum (London) and the Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL, Marrakech), and she was selected for Homo Faber 2024 in Venice
Ghizlane Sahli (b. 1973, Meknes, Morocco) lives and works in Marrakech. Trained as an architect in Paris, she turned to embroidery after years of working with Moroccan artisans. Her signature “Alveoli” (small units of plastic waste wrapped in sabra silk thread) come together into sculptural, organic forms that combine an architect’s sense of space and volume, the know-how of traditional embroidery and a concern for the environment. Her studio in Marrakech works closely with local women artisans, passing on techniques and experimenting with new ones. Her work is held in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum (London) and the Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL, Marrakech), and she was selected for Homo Faber 2024 in Venice
