“PARTICULES”

A man of a thousand facets with an ancestral soul, Yazid Oulab is an artist who seems nourished by centuries of the most diverse and richest civilizations. He presents himself as both interpreter and messenger, capable of analyzing and translating, through simplified objects, millennia of cultural, social, and spiritual histories.

An undeniable craftsman in love with gesture, a fascinating and inspired poet for whom meaning is born through the gaze, a tireless and potentially omniscient witness, Yazid Oulab embodies the figure of the accomplished artist—one who, far from the excesses of our contemporary societies, might be ready to restore art to its former nobility.

His works, objects, installations, sculptures, and videos are all tools of expression and communication that urge us to consider the cultural plurality of our time while measuring the historical scope of all things. More than a visual artist, he is truly a storyteller of History(ies)”. As a guide and philosopher, he invites us to discover or rediscover the origins of writing, numbers, spirituality, religions, and nations. Between legends and histories yet to be built, Yazid Oulab is a liminal being who, like his emblematic nails, creates connections.

Son of a factory worker, mechanic, and farmer, and of an intellectual mother who taught French, Yazid Oulab represents both in his work and in his life the perfect balance between manual and intellectual labor. A creator who is both manual and spiritual, he challenges the unjust dichotomy that would seek to separate these two complementary dimensions of creation.

The story of his life rests on this subtlety; he is a man shaped by contradictions and experiences, one who never views things from a single perspective.