Meet the Author
Fatima Zahra Ben Hamza
Fatima Zahra Ben Hamza is a Moroccan architect and visual artist based in Jeddah. Interested in contemporary urban issues, she explores social, political, and environmental realms. Since 2019, she has been part of different artistic residencies in Morocco and abroad, such as: Atelier de l’Observatoire (Morocco, Casablanca, 2019), Le Cube Independent Room (Morocco, Rabat, 2020), Andreas Zust Bibliothek (Switzerland, Alpenhof, 2021), and Albalad residency (Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, 2022). At an institutional level, since 2022, she has worked with Hafez Gallery (Jeddah) as both an artist and a space designer where she is responsible for tailor-made scenography and exhibition design for both temporary and permanent installations, collaborating with construction companies and artists.