Al maqam artist residence

Al maqam artist residence Al Maqam is a peaceful haven of greenery nestled at the footstep of the Atlas mountain.

Al Maqam est un hâvre de verdure et de paix niché aux pieds de l'Atlas, réunissant, une résidence d'artistes, un café littéraire, un restaurant et une galerie d'exposition. It is an artists' residence, a literary café, a restaurant and an exhibition gallery.

Between layers, traces, and transparencies, the surface becomes a territory of exploration
06/01/2026

Between layers, traces, and transparencies, the surface becomes a territory of exploration

Ngimbi Bakambana Luve (born 1977 in Kinshasa, DRC) is a visual artist trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kinshasa an...
06/01/2026

Ngimbi Bakambana Luve (born 1977 in Kinshasa, DRC) is a visual artist trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kinshasa and the Conservatoire de Nanterre in France.
Through an expressionist approach, he uses color as a language to reflect social realities in the Congo. His work explores SAPE culture as a joyful form of resistance, identity, and self-rehabilitation.
Rooted in Kongo spirituality, Bakambana’s practice places the body, gesture, and intention at the center of artistic expression, where ethics meet aesthetics.

Comme chaque année, nous tenons à nous retrouver autour de Edmond et à unir nos pensées pour lui. A Tahanaout, qui compt...
13/11/2025

Comme chaque année, nous tenons à nous retrouver autour de Edmond et à unir nos pensées pour lui. A Tahanaout, qui comptait tant pour lui et abrite son « mausolée ». En toute simplicité. Ceux et celles qui veulent se joindre à ce moment informel et convivial sont les bienvenus.

À cette occasion nous donneront la parole à trois chercheurs/ses qui partageront avec nous leurs travaux sur le thème :
Edmond Amran El Maleh : art et littérature

Mouna Allaoui, enseignante de français, doctorante à la faculté des Lettres, à Béni Mellal. Elle consacre sa thèse à la question de la picturalité dans l’œuvre d’E. A. El Maleh.
Elle interviendra sur le thème : « L’écriture et la peinture chez E. A. El Maleh »

Zouhir Zighighi, professeur de l’Enseignement Supérieur (département de langue et littérature françaises), responsable de l’équipe : Littérature et Société

Najib Allioui, professeur agrégé de Lettres modernes (2020) et titulaire d’un doctorat en Langue et littérature françaises (2020), à la faculté des Lettres, à Meknès. Sa thèse est consacrée à la corrélation du verbal et du visuel dans
l’œuvre d’E. A. El Maleh.
Il interviendra sur le thème : « Esthétique : spontanéité, simplicité »

Happy weekend 🌞
27/09/2025

Happy weekend 🌞

In the studio, first days of summer with Wishing you a beautiful day filled with creation and inspiration.
24/09/2025

In the studio, first days of summer with Wishing you a beautiful day filled with creation and inspiration.

Throwback to the residency of at Al Maqam.Born in Lyon in 1978, the artist now lives and works in Paris. His work draws...
24/08/2025

Throwback to the residency of at Al Maqam.

Born in Lyon in 1978, the artist now lives and works in Paris. His work draws from travels and encounters, blending painting, textiles, and embroidery. Through his practice, matter and bodies intertwine, and the gesture itself becomes a language.

Throwback to 2017, during Will Smith’s visit to Al Maqam, and a warm and inspiring moment in ’s studio
01/08/2025

Throwback to 2017, during Will Smith’s visit to Al Maqam, and a warm and inspiring moment in ’s studio

✨ Meet Mohammed El Mourid , one of our artists in residence at the Pulse of Art Residency, held here at Al Maqam during ...
25/05/2025

✨ Meet Mohammed El Mourid , one of our artists in residence at the Pulse of Art Residency, held here at Al Maqam during the .

His work delves into memory, matter, and impermanence, using organic materials and unconventional processes to question our relationship with time and the traces we leave behind.

Mohammed El Mourid, born in 1966 in Ifrane, currently lives and works between Strasbourg and Marrakech. A graduate in Visual Arts from Strasbourg, his practice has been shaped by numerous international residencies. His work is defined by a constant exploration of the mineral world and a multimedia approach, incorporating video, photography, and installation.

He continuously experiments with the interaction between image—whether screen-printed or photographic—and atypical materials, such as animal skins, blocks of frozen milk, and pebbles.

His research led him to develop a personal technique: a unique print on tanned skins, resulting in a nomadic, raw surface where modernity and tradition converge. Inspired by Arte Povera, El Mourid explores the sensorial qualities of skins—their scent, sound potential, and gradual decay—infusing his work with a deep connection to life and transformation.

These living materials carry plural histories: the story of the sacrificed animal, of the communities who used skins for survival and music, and of the artist himself, who reclaims this heritage to reflect on memory, time, and materiality. Through this layered narrative, Mohammed El Mourid invites us into a subtle meditation on ephemerality and the marks left behind.

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During the beautiful retreat Vacances Bien-Être – Libération & Éveil des Sens, held here at , we explored the theme of l...
15/05/2025

During the beautiful retreat Vacances Bien-Être – Libération & Éveil des Sens, held here at , we explored the theme of love through deep inner work.

Through meditations and hypnosis, we gently reconnected with ourselves—returning to the very beginning by reliving life in the womb and feeling once again the unconditional love of our mothers.

We learned to love ourselves anew.
We wrote and drew letters to our loved ones.
We laughed, we cried, we opened up.
And above all, we came out the other side filled with love.

We also took the opportunity to visit inspiring exhibitions in Marrakech— featuring the powerful works of and .mourabiti

We look forward to hosting later this year for another retreat—stay tuned for more information on how to join us 💛

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