Yto Barrada Voer een
gevoel, niet
een galerie.
Kies een stemming en de kamer zelf antwoordt — het licht koelt of warmt op, de sfeer verandert van tempo, en alleen de werken die dat gevoel belichamen, treden naar voren uit de duisternis. De rest verdwijnt in de schaduw.
Yto Barrada
Early Life and Formation in Tangier Yto Barrada’s artistic journey is deeply interwoven with the vibrant, complex tapestry of her upbringing. Born in Paris in 1971, she was soon immersed in the cultural currents of Tangier, Morocco—a city that would become both a muse and a central subject throughout her prolific career. Her parents, Hamid Barrada, a journalist and former political activist, and Mounira Bouzid El Alami, an activist and
psychotherapist, instilled within her a keen awareness of social justice and the power of storytelling. This early exposure to intellectual discourse and political engagement laid the foundation for Barrada’s exploration of identity, memory, and resistance in her work. Barrada's formative years were marked by a dual perspective—navigating between French education and the lived realities of Tangier. She pursued studies in History and…
