Mous Lamrabat is a Moroccan photographer who grew up in Belgium. A self-taught artist, he is inspired by fashion photography, western culture, and his own Moroccan heritage. His hybrid understanding...
Mous Lamrabat is a Moroccan photographer who grew up in Belgium. A self-taught artist, he is inspired by fashion photography, western culture, and his own Moroccan heritage. His hybrid understanding of the world is apparent in these images, which blend commercialism and consumerism with Muslim faith. Considering the reality of globalism, which dictates that modern religion exists between cultures, Lamrabat harnesses contemporary materials like a McDonald’s fries cup and neon colored thread in a prayer rug to express the reality of being defined by more than one place. While these images are inherently anonymous, emphasized by the covering of the subjects' faces, they are also deeply personal to Lamrabat’s own experience. Humorous yet thought-provoking, his compositions splice cultures and create bright, fantastical worlds marked by the experience of North African diaspora.
Lamrabat studied interior design at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, Belgium before becoming a photographer. His work has been exhibited in solo exhibitions internationally, including Mousganistan, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium (2019); Dounia at Voice Gallery, Marrakech, Morocco (2019); and East to East Photo Exhibition at Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi, UAE. In 2019, he was nominated by the British Journal of Photography to be included in their “Ones to Watch” list.
Courtesy of the artist and Galérie No. 8, Brussels