Hicham Berrada

France

Guest year Colombia-France 2017

With the support of Banco de la República

www.hichanberrada.com

Hicham Berrada, born in 1986 in Casablanca (Morocco), is a Franco-Moroccan artist specializing in contemporary art and installations. Creator of constantly evolving chemical works, his process is similar to that of a painter. Its exhibitions bring together art and scientific research. In 2003 he began scientific studies in Casablanca, in 2006 he entered the School of Fine Arts in Paris and in 2011, he joined Le Fresnoy (National Studio of Contemporary Arts). Hicham Berrada creates forms in constant evolution, relevant to Art in Progress, using chemical products, such as silicates, carbonates and sulphates, which react and precipitate inside glass vats (a type of beaker) in a few liters of solution "made in house”, or in a bucket of five thousand liters of water (Arche work, 2013). These forms in movement depend on the experimental conditions (nature and concentrations of reagents, temperature, etc.).