Wafae Ahalouch El Keriasti
(b. 1978, Tanger, MA; lives and works in Amsterdam)
Collage from the series "Kitty's Girls", 2009
Cynical Clown, 2010 (wood, mural and tape)
In her drawings, paintings, installations and sculptures, Wafae Ahalouch el Keriasti's reveals a personal vision of our alienated world. History, religion, politics, film, fairy tales, family structures and the media are her most important sources of inspiration, but it's the role of women, from a personal, historical and political viewpoint, that has attracted her attention in recent times....