Lalla Essaydi

للا السعيدي

1956–present

PHOTOGRAPHY

Biography

Lalla Essaydi creates large-scale photographs featuring women covered in Arabic calligraphy, subverting Western Orientalist traditions and reclaiming Arab women's narratives.

Key Themes

FeminismColonialismCalligraphicBody

Movements

Contemporary Moroccan Art(1990–present)

Cities

Marrakech(BORN)New York(BASED)

Selected Works

Converging Territories #1

2003

Iconic Work