Marrakech – At Galerie Bab Rouah in Rabat, something quietly magical is happening. Moroccan artist Hajar Lmortaji has unveiled “Horizons Croisés”, a dreamy, abstract exhibition that opens a conversation between two soulful cities: Rabat and Lisbon.
And no, not in a typical, touristy, here’s-a-painting-of-a-landmark kind of way. This is emotion rendered in texture, color, and silence.
The show, which runs until May 31, invites visitors to feel their way through a series of works where abstraction becomes a living, breathing thing.
Memory, architecture, and even the essence of a breeze seem to rise from the canvas.
Lmortaji doesn’t offer literal interpretations — she offers impressions. Glimpses. Emotions.
At the heart of the exhibition is a deep connection between the two cities.
Lisbon’s iconic azulejos echo through the works, not in sharp definition but as textured whispers — reminders of craft, history, and rhythm.
Rabat’s presence is equally strong, pulsing with a sense of rootedness, calm, and poetic energy.
There are hints of floral elements, shadows of human figures, and the soft imprint of lived experiences — like a quiet afternoon under jacaranda trees or the distant hum of a fado song drifting through a window.
Lmortaji’s style is deeply personal yet accessible, abstract yet familiar.
Her pieces seem to reach across oceans, creating bridges not just between geographies, but between sensations.
More than just an exhibition, Horizons Croisés is an exploration of emotional geography. It reminds us that places carry feelings, and that art — when done right — can carry them too.
