M’barek Bouhchichi was born in 1975 in Akka, Morocco.
Holding a baccalaureate in visual arts, he has been teaching art since the mid-1990s, first in Tiznit and later in Tahannaout.
His work explores the representation and perception of the Black body within Moroccan society. The body becomes a central motif, developed through sculpture, drawing, painting and installation. Hands, faces, imprints and fragments form a recurring visual vocabulary through which the artist examines questions of identity, memory, visibility and transmission.
M’barek Bouhchichi’s work is built around fragmented forms and incomplete presences, like traces of invisible or forgotten histories. Through a practice deeply rooted in materiality, the artist develops a reflection on cultural heritage, collective narratives and the place of the Black body within the Moroccan social imaginary.
His works are held in several public and private collections, including the Centre Pompidou – Musée national d’art moderne (France), the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Morocco), the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Helga de Alvear (Spain), the Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (Morocco), the CALOSA Foundation (Mexico), the American Friends of the Arts in North Africa Foundation (United States), the Fondation H (Madagascar) and the Fondation CDG (Morocco).
M’barek Bouhchichi lives and works in Tahannaout, Morocco.