Milou Laroussiyen
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In her paintings and sculptures, Milou Laroussiyen creates a personal diary through
which she explores her history. Her work is what remains of the memories of the
people around her, as well as her own. Inspired by family photographs, self-portraits,
and everyday scenes, her works move between past and present.
Her grandfather’s stories have interested her since she was young. He was born in
Tafraoute, Morocco, where he grew up in a completely different environment from the
rest of her family. At the age of eighteen, he came to the Netherlands as a migrant
worker.
Her work is not only about her grandfather’s experience, or migrant stories in general,
but also about the need to create alternative forms of archiving. It is about
acknowledging personal memories. Her work aims to preserve memories in a way that
is open to interpretation, therefore offering a space for conversation, something she
considers essential when dealing with the topics of migration and identity.
Working mostly with painting, she extends this approach across multiple mediums,
including ceramics and rug-making. She paints with glaze on ceramic surfaces and
uses wool to ‘paint’ rugs, treating each medium as a form of painting.
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