Faces

faces is a project that groups the pieces that started it all. houni they are in chronological order, ama they can change ken we chose the narratif to change

2020

Faces 01

Watercolor and ink on paper

16x24 cm

Faces 01 was created during the pandamic lockdown. it started as a drawing exercise, drawing faces inside unconventional shapes. (anzassa, if u feel that this is to weak w not assez artsy we can make it more deep w bass). it was a challenge to push myself bech no5rej mel current art style i had (anime w fazet) tnajm t9oul this piece was an awakening, made me. realize the possibilities i had with art to bend it kima n7eb.

process was to lay down the foundation with watercolor, and with wet-on-wet technique layer the main feature; the nose, that will determine the direction the head is facing, the shape that the other features of the face can take. then with the same wet-on-wet, layer the eye sockets and mouth. the nose here is the most important quoi.

then with ink, the draw the details of the features, the hair etc…

(houni anzassa the deep bass mta3 the meaning behind the piece) i said that this piece was created during the pandamic lockdown, wa9tha 3addit modda twila, genre presque 2 mois akeka, we7la fil dar, i did not meet people aside from öy parents. so we can interperet this as a sort of yearning of the collective, of the feeling to be in a crowd, fil piece hethi kol face looks in a direction differente, so its like kol we7ed fi 3almou yet fard espace, w that's what i kind of yearned for (yearned houni maybe kelma kbira, we can discuss it if u want) ama le faite to exist fi fard espace m3a 3bed w kol we7ed lehi fi zokou. which is a feeling li mzelt i chase fi bled zbi. (sorry je me suis emportee)

2021

Sisterhood

Embroidery

17x17 cm

setting: Covid, ama lockdown lifted, I got into analog hobbies since Dima 3al pc (trizza  w later pottery)  this piece was me experimenting with my new art style fi medium jdid. The circular shape of el gorgef hey li dictated el forum mta3 el faces. i also had a limited color palette of thread. Faces represent the notion of sisterhood, with each character sharing the same colors but displaces (Marra el ch3ar aster Marra el wejh etc...) the tones are earthy , sisterhood m3a el ardh (idk how we can develop this )


another embroidery i made : https://www.instagram.com/p/CKlHlJjnnw4/?img_index=1

2021

Cuerda Seca

Ceramics

30x30 cm

This piece was done during mw year at sidi kacem jlizi (idk if we should mention it ama context quoi) it was while learning the technique of cuerda seca. it was kil3ada me trying to explore new mediums with mw artstyle. 

technique : the shape mta3 el piece was not created by me, wa9tha famma barcha ransom plaques de clay w each picked one bech ye5dem 3leha. so houni berasmi famma contrainte mta3 shape li moch ena 7atitha a 100%. ama i chose it from a bunch. it was like pushing the challenge further. 

cote bass tawwa (sorry famech des accents coz 3andi clavier allemand) beh so cote bass, najnou juste ma na3tiwech deep meaning lel piece heti? 5ater berasmi it was a stepping stone of me unlocking a new medium genre purement esthetique (fil narratif mta3 projet Faces, n9oulou li this had its own role fil developpment du style)

post insta : https://www.instagram.com/p/CNPFPkOHFjM/?img_index=1

2023 - 2024

Faces 02

Acrylics on canvas

65x80 cm

contexte (a toi de voir el relevance): toile heki 3ansi meli kont fil college, my dad chreheli bech ne5dm 3leha peinture a lhuile amongst other toiles. it sat in my room for years. when i moved hazitha m3aya. a un certain moment sawart 3leha 7aja (tofla cramped 9a3da fil tableau seen here :https://www.instagram.com/p/CwIDTKOoReq/?img_index=5) i hated it, so dhentou blanc w 9olt bech n3awed faces 01 ama akber, w more ambitious. 

houni we can merge in the text li we can include the text mta3 sousse:

"
Faces approaches repetition as a human process shaped by time and attention. Each portrait develops through accumulated gestures. Every return to the same subject produces variations instead of duplication. The differences are small but persistent, they reflect shift in state, context, focus and material interaction.

This project took multiple months, each session begins with available materials, mainly acrylic remnants from previous work.These elements are reused and recombined, the canvas becomes a record of continuation & repurposing, here the residue circulates and doesn’t disappear.

Through this process, I’ve been facing questions of use and limitations. I tried working intentionally with what is present instead of introducing constant new supply. Valuing what is usually left aside and what keeps material in active use.

In a world where Artificial Intelligence produces images through rapid output and large scale infrastructure, art became immediate and immaterial.

In truth, it depends significantly on energy consumption, water use, theft, and data processing. The price of instance remains outside of the generated result.

The AI systems, often referred to as tools, changed the core of “creating”. They actively reduce the role of physical engagement, intention, delay, and error in the process.

Faces resists this instance.

It relies on manual repetition & physical adjustments.

Each face is born from a certain environment through time and correction. The process depends on limits (feelings, mediums, time, place….) which shapes the outcome.

"

2024

Blues

Acrylics on paper

32x24 cm

3maltha while 9a3da ne5dem fi faces 02 (bel date ta3rf li faces02 bdet fin 2023 w kemlet awwel/mid 2024). a quick piece with leftover paint li b9ali men the last touches of faces 02.

2025

Galets

Acrylics on air dry clay

9x10 cm

i did not have access to real clay, w 7abit ne5dem 7aja bel clay, so air dry clay was the way to go. bsit bel main face w left over 3malt bih the small faces.

this is kind of an unfinished project 5ater the idea was to recreate the "cluster of faces" li na3mlou ama bel clay. didnt happen finally.

2025

Cycle

Acrylics on canvas

40x40 cm

//process pics i might include, wala 7atta the whole insta post (or we keep it fil page projet cycle and moons): https://www.instagram.com/p/DHjAKzMoYDL/?img_index=1

3ajbetni el fekra mta3 Sisterhood, w 7abit i fill a circular canvas with faces kima dawema, shape mta3 spirale. initlalemet samitou Souls el tableau, 5ater the faces do not have eyes, pupilles ya3ni, mta3 kelli they are not looking at u. el negative space houni i chose to be dark as oposed to the white li fi faces 01 and 02. these are kil dark side mta3 faces, not easy a dechifrer, expressions moch kemla. its what scares us whitin ourselves, le faite li we cant read each other.

cote technique, pice hethi 7abit ne5dem 3aal shading mta3 el faces, na3tehom akther depth, since el faces 01 w 02 are rather flat. i dont know if i did a good job, am not 100% satisfied ama yea

2025

Cup

Ceramic

8x8x12 cm

more of a decorative piece. nafs el concept, dima n7b nra my art fi different mediums, vessels if u want. (moch vaisselle 5atrou kess heha3 balti. je pense que we can have that as le fil rouge du projet, exploring different mediums bel faces hethom li w7elt m3ahom. concept el repetition moch fil oeuvre elle meme ama fil denya waleli.


we can also include some digital piecces kima these
https://www.instagram.com/p/CT72qBroeLP/?img_index=1

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_LjT6WoJtT/?img_index=1

doodles w other pieces qui appuie el statemet annou walleli mardh taswir nafs el 7aja
https://www.instagram.com/p/C3GKU-Uo4NR/?img_index=1
https://www.instagram.com/p/CtXRljcrQLp/

2026

Moon 01

Acrylics on canvas

25x35 cm

2026

Moon 02

Acrylics on canvas

25x35 cm

ba3d ma 3ala9t Cycle, 7asitou ne9es 7aja, so 5amamt je l'entoure ml ymin w ysar with 2 faces, that can either guard the cycle (ki yabdey looking at it) wala ignore it (ki yabdew looking away)

c un commentary 3la our shifting society.

it was a challenge to find the right colors, 7abithomch yabdew fard palette ama zeda ykounou une continuitee.

so they can be either one piece wala 3 individuals. genre modulable art, u can place them kima t7eb, to tell ur own interpretation w story.

(anzassa houni this can change, we can not include kol chay since these pieces have a project of their own)


najmou n9oulou li these pieces are the last of the project Faces (for now 😜)

guarding the cycle, caring

ignoring the cycle, looking away