FINALIST OF THE ELLIPSE PRIZE 2026
Sarah Hasbi
Born in 1994, Sarah Hasbi is a Moroccan visual artist based in Marrakech, whose practice gives rise to worlds that are both dreamlike and symbolic.
Sarah Hasbi
finalist of the ellipse prize
dedicated to Morocco
Inspired by Moroccan society, her compositions unfold within deterritorialized spaces where temporal and geographical landmarks seem unsettled.
Through scenes drawn from everyday life, she portrays encounters between strangers whose physical proximity contrasts with a profound inner distance.
Spaces of silence
Rooted in Moroccan social realities yet grounded in universal situations, her compositions evoke the heterotopias described by Michel Foucault, where time appears suspended and familiar reference points begin to waver.
Her painting thus opens a sensitive reflection on otherness, contemporary solitude and the subtle forms of disconnection that inhabit our societies.
