Morocco showcases vibrant textile art pieces at the Venice Biennale, highlighting its rich cultural heritage and artistic craftsmanship.
Morocco has unveiled its first national pavilion at the Venice Biennale, featuring Asǝṭṭa, a large-scale installation by multidisciplinary artist Amina Agueznay. The work brings together 166 Moroccan artisans—the vast majority women—alongside two Venetian collaborators, positioning craftspeople as central creative agents rather than mere executors. Rooted in the Moroccan concept of the âatba, or “transformative threshold,” the installation unfolds as a series of spatial passages that blur boundaries between interior and exterior, past and present, art and craft. Responding to the Biennale’s theme, “In Minor Keys,” the pavilion reframes traditional craftsmanship not as a relic to be preserved, but as a living form of “intelligence of the hands.” Weaving, braiding, and stitching become narrative languages, creating what the artist describes as a polyphonic work shaped by years of genuine collaboration and shared human experience.
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