Zineb Achoubie and Lorenzo Sandoval

Guest Artist 2024

Zineb Achoubie, a Beaux-Arts College graduate in interior design, transitioned into weaving after two years in the field. Her journey continued at the Royal Academy of Traditional Arts, where she explored the rich tapestry of Amazigh culture through dedicated research since 2018. Currently, she manages a weaving cooperative in the High Atlas. Zineb Achoubie has been working on national and international art scenes through exhibitions and participation in art projects. Her research is focused on gestures, materials, and colors link to the traditional technologies of textiles making and the performative aspects around them, like storytelling and sound. Achoubie is the founder of Azur, a Moroccan textile laboratory bringing heritage and ancestry in relation with contemporary culture production. 

Lorenzo Sandoval works as an artist, filmmaker and curator. He was part of 'Canine Wisdom for the Barking Dog' at Dak'art 2018. He was part of the Miracle Workers Collective representing Finland in the Venice Biennale 2019, and showed Shadow Writing (Algorithm/Quipu) at Gotheborg Biennale the same year. He presented the film ‘(Fábrica Colectiva)’ at IVAM Alcoi. With Tono Vízcaino, produced ‘Industria’ for IVAM in 2021. Sandoval currently works on his film project  “That summer of ‘22”.