Mous Lamrabat

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Mous Lamrabat
Born
Moustapha Lamrabat

1983 (age 4041)
Temsaman, Morocco
Alma mater Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK)
OccupationPhotographer
Website https://mousmous.com/

Moustapha "Mous" Lamrabat (born 1983) [1] [2] is a Moroccan-born Belgian photographer, of Moroccan and Flemish descent. [3] He is known for both fashion photography under Studio Mousmous, and fine art photography. [3] [4]

Biography

Lamrabat was born in Temsaman, northern Morocco; at the age of 2 his family moved to Belgium. [5] He grew up in Sint-Niklaas in a family of nine children. [3] [6]

He studied interior design at Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Ghent and graduated in 2009. [6] [2] He is self taught in the field of photography. [7]

In 2019, he had his first solo exhibition Mousganistan, held at the SteM Zwijgershoek  [ nl ] museum in Sint-Niklaas. [8] [9] His fine art photography will often highlight his subjects donning niqabs, abayas, and kaftan robes. [7] He creates hybrid images by using Islamic symbols, such as traditional clothing; and pairs it with Western brand iconography and pop culture references. [10] [11]

Lamrabat has worked for Elle, Vogue Italia, Vogue Arabia, GQ Middle East, and Esquire. [6] [12] [8]

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