Ymane Fakhir, originally from Casablanca, studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts there and in Aix-en-Provence, France. After gaining professional experience, she relocated to France and pursued her education at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts dâAix-en-Provence. She subsequently embarked on an exchange program at the Ecole Nationale de la photographie d’Arles, leading to her settlement in Marseille, where she began creating a collection of photographic and video pieces that explore her personal history and cultural heritage.

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Fakhir's work, a blend of photography and video, delves deeply into her personal history and cultural background, offering a delicate yet rigorous examination of the rites and customs within a swiftly evolving society .