Houda Terjuman | Artist

Houda Terjuman – The Silent world of tranquil lands, 2026

Houda Terjuman, born in Tangiers, Morocco, to a Syrian father and Swiss mother, uses her floating sculptures and paintings to tell the story of migration, exile, attachment to roots and the search for identity. Her surrealistic works take us on a long journey through the Middle East, Europe and Africa."The history of my practice is overwhelmingly informed by my status as hybrid migrant, a condition associated to second generation migrants. My father is Syrian, my mother Swiss and I was born in Morocco. I am therefore African. The transient nature of my evolution as a person and as an artist opened up fascinating ways of playing with
representation in art. My father as a first-generation migrant used to tell us that we had no safety net and
necessary. the practice of assimilation and instead, I cherished the status of hybridity which to me, offers a rich mix of
backgrounds, voices, and belongings. My sculptures and paintings are little familiar objects that weave stories. These small objects act as bearers of
hope and bridges making the link between cultures. An empty chair symbolises what we left behind and keeps us
connected to our roots. A lonely boat is a bearer of hope. A and empathy towards the unknown."