Amina Saoudi Aït Khay Moroccan, b. 1955

Born 1955. Casablanca, Morocco

Lives and works Tunis, Tunisia

Amina Saoudi Aït Khay experiments and develops a personal weaving technique through graphic expression and the control of the improvisation. She innovates the traditional practice of Moroccan wool weaving by hand-weaving large works of improvised graphic design, recovered from her previous practice of painting on silk with gutta and a cruet. Saoudi Aït Khay creates visual memories of landscapes in Morocco and Tunisia with handmade natural dyes, developing abstract shapes using the loom as her paintbrush.

She has been recently exhibited at the Kamel Lazar Foundation. Saoudi Aït Khay’s work forms part of prestigious collections such as The Kamel Lazaar Foundation, Tunis, Tunisia / Barjeel Foundation, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates / Modern and Contemporary Museum of Tunisia, Tunis, Tunisia / Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.