Continued Growth of Moroccan Influence

Essaydi’s works have been showcased in many different galleries and festivals such as the Tindouf Gallery, the Bab Rouah National Gallery, the National Gallery in Fez, the National Gallery in Tangier, and showings of the private collection of the Bank Al-Maghrib.  A...

Cited Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading

“Artist Statement.” Lalla Essaydi. Accessed January 15, 2014. http://lallaessaydi.com   Barrett, Terry. Criticizing Photographs, An Introduction to Understanding Images. New   York:   McGraw-Hill, 2006.   Buse, Peter. “Photography Degree Zero: Cultural...

Visually Referencing the Polaroid

As has been mentioned before, all of Essaydi’s photographs except one, Les Femmes du Moroc: #23, (as displayed on her website), have a distinctive black border. Part of this black border can be attributed to the use of large format film. However, only a thin black...