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Ollia Horton

Moroccan artist’s fusion of heritage and herbalism provides soft return to earth

Artist Rita Aaloui in a video performance called "Lawsonia Cataplasm Garden" 2023, part of the "Tomorrow is Cancelled" exhibition at the EDF Group Foundation in Paris, 17 Jan - 29 Sept, 2024. © D’IODE Productions / Galerie Anne de Villepoix / Adagp Paris

The exhibition "Tomorrow is Cancelled - Art and Views on Moderation" brings together 23 contemporary artists who confront humanity’s relationship to the environment using different mediums. Rita Alaoui’s video installation explores her Moroccan family heritage and pays tribute to the art of using medicinal plants.

Born in 1972 in Rabat, Morocco, multimedia artist Rita Alaoui has always been drawn to nature, where she finds endless inspiration for paintings, sculptures, collages and video works.

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