Dhekrayet Ben Abdelkader

Dhekrayet Ben Abdelkader’s work is rooted in a nuanced exploration of traditional craftsmanship and its reinterpretation through a contemporary lens. The artist primarily uses *tissu malti* — an untreated canvas rooted in domestic and artisanal traditions — which she approaches as a surface bearing traces and memories.

Through a mixed-media technique combining drawing, engraving, thread and embroidery, her practice explores intimacy as both a physical and symbolic space. Under her hands, interior motifs become sensitive, organic territories, where domestic space emerges as a metaphor for the body.

The manual gesture, repetitive and patient, lies at the heart of her artistic approach, allowing her to investigate notions of transmission and continuity between artisanal heritage and contemporary artistic creation.