Amel Benmohamed

Fascinated for a long time by the drape, the fold, the fabrics she has known in a period of her life, could not choose only this theme, for her, the fabric exudes poetry and nobility, lightness and flexibility.

The term "draped" includes a whole set of folds, whether in draperies, curtains or various fabrics. In this sense, drapery is an essential component of our visual environment.

Folds generally carry movement information. Just like fire, hair or musical notes, this visual clue gives us the illusion of a living and dynamic square when we are in front of a still image. The fold would involve the interplay of the visible and the hidden, presence and absence, appearance and disappearance.

Some fabrics are full of special sensations, life stories and that's also what she would like to share with those who are interested in this aspect. His achievements are the result of an instinctive expression. The flexibility of the material and the light. She tries to show meticulous attention to detail because it transmits an intimate, sensual, emotional response.

She wanted to show a personal look at the fabrics. Other than simple color, texture. Personal means both unique in what it is and similar in what it is human and that like any human who knows how to look and experience impregnated with everything he sees. Her approach to fabrics is exclusively sensual, using touch as much as sight, she feels the fabric as if it were alive. She takes pictures of compositions that she finds interesting. She works with the matter, what she gets from ideas in her creation, she respects the superposition of forms, shadow, and light, all while being faithful to this material which can release as poetry, softness, and sensuality.

Born in 1977 in Algiers where she lives and works. Plastic artist and gallery owner. She is a graduate of the Higher School of Fine Arts in Algiers, painting option. She participates in several photography, painting and engraving workshops. She participated in the creation of the sets for the Pan-African Festival in Algiers (2009). In 2009, she participated in the first virtual residence "Pyrenees: art and ecology in the 21st century". She has won several prizes, including the 3rd Prize in the "Aïcha Haddad" competition for the best painting (Algiers 2005); the "Ali Mâachi" incentive prize (Algiers 2007, 2011), she has participated in several groups and solo exhibitions in Algiers, Tunisia, Morocco, Spain, Russia, and Switzerland.