Heritage Studios: about categorised practices, cultural gatekeeping and the continuous negotiation between worlds. ‘It’s interesting to think of it as an infrastructure that brings us all closer to truly grassroots contexts. Colonial Europe never imagined us as people with agency and power, and the current extension of that history is still perplexed about what to make of us. We, as Moroccan artists, are creating something and the world needs to know about. I do try to have one element in my work that’s kind of myself; be it queer, Beirut, a consumer, a lover of technology… to tell a story of myself Of course nostalgia is on the rise as everyone is confronted with a certain loss this year we need to feel grounded in our roots but on the other we long for the freedom to remain fluid. Meet Sofiane Si Merabet (The Confused Arab), Nouha Ben Yebdri, Khalid Abdel-Hadi (MyKali Magazine ) and Ibrahim Nehme
