Myriam El Haïk, Rug, Color Field Series #25, 2025, Oil pastel on paper, 34 x 25 cm. 13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. © Emil Bauer
Myriam El Haïk, Rug, Color Field Series #25, 2025, Oil pastel on paper, 34 x 25 cm. 13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. © Emil Bauer

Paper Positions Art Fair

(Berlin) Tempelhof Airport

Booth #63 

 

Featured artist:

• Myriam El Haïk

 

 

For our gallery's presence at Paper Positions (Berlin) 2025, Ronewa Art Projects will present works on paper by two Moroccan artists. All works labeled 2025 were created specifically for this event.

  • Myriam El Haïk, ‘Rugs, Color Fields Series’ — Description

    Profile: Myriam El Haïk. Image credit: Iveta Rysava

    Myriam El Haïk

    ‘Rugs, Color Fields Series’ — Description
    ‘Rugs, Color Field Series’ is a development of my ‘Rugs, Color Lines Series,’ also an extension or a move from drawing to painting. The effect of "applat de couleur" (solid colors) produced by the repetition of my patterns in my drawing are replaced by enlarged bands of color. In this work, I want to explore differently the colors by the interaction between them.
     
    The title reveals a dual set of aesthetic and cultural references: one rooted in my connection to traditional Moroccan rugs, the other shaped by a strong influence of American minimalism—particularly color field painting.
     
    These works try to make those apparently distant cultures closer and connected. They also emphasize that a rug can also be seen as a painting, which evokes an abstract landscape viewed directly from outside or behind a window. Playing with the light and the density of each color and experimenting with the distance their interaction creates both have the power to modify the perspectives, to change the perception of time and consequently the feelings or emotions of the viewer.
     
    My minimalistic pictorial language uses simple principles of repetition and alternation of colors: their quantity and the vibration between them create an image, a landscape in which the viewer immerses, escapes, and vibrates in turn – inviting the viewer to listen to its inner music.

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    works on paper

    • Myriam El Haïk Rug, Color Field Series #21, 2025 Oil pastel on paper 34 x 25 cm. 13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. - Unframed Series: Rug, Color Field Series Signed and dated
      Myriam El Haïk
      Rug, Color Field Series #21, 2025
      Oil pastel on paper
      34 x 25 cm.
      13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.
      -
      Unframed
      Series: Rug, Color Field Series
      Signed and dated
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      Myriam El Haïk, Rug, Color Field Series #21, 2025
      € 1,980.00
    • Myriam El Haïk Rug, Color Field Series #20, 2025 Oil pastel on paper 34 x 25 cm. 13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. - Framed 41 x 30 cm. 16 1/8 x 11 3/4 in. Series: Rug, Color Field Series Signed and dated
      Myriam El Haïk
      Rug, Color Field Series #20, 2025
      Oil pastel on paper
      34 x 25 cm.
      13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.
      -
      Framed
      41 x 30 cm.
      16 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.
      Series: Rug, Color Field Series
      Signed and dated
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      Myriam El Haïk, Rug, Color Field Series #20, 2025
      € 2,100.00
    • Myriam El Haïk Rug, Color Field Series #22, 2025 Oil pastel on paper 34 x 25 cm. 13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. - Framed 41 x 30 cm. 16 1/8 x 11 3/4 in. Series: Rug, Color Field Series Signed and dated
      Myriam El Haïk
      Rug, Color Field Series #22, 2025
      Oil pastel on paper
      34 x 25 cm.
      13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.
      -
      Framed
      41 x 30 cm.
      16 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.
      Series: Rug, Color Field Series
      Signed and dated
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      Myriam El Haïk, Rug, Color Field Series #22, 2025
      € 2,100.00
    • Myriam El Haïk Rug, Color Field Series #23, 2025 Oil pastel on paper 34 x 25 cm. 13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. - Framed 41 x 30 cm. 16 1/8 x 11 3/4 in. Series: Rug, Color Field Series Signed and dated
      Myriam El Haïk
      Rug, Color Field Series #23, 2025
      Oil pastel on paper
      34 x 25 cm.
      13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.
      -
      Framed
      41 x 30 cm.
      16 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.
      Series: Rug, Color Field Series
      Signed and dated
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      Myriam El Haïk, Rug, Color Field Series #23, 2025
      € 2,100.00
    • Myriam El Haïk Rug, Color Field Series #24, 2025 Oil pastel on paper 34 x 25 cm. 13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. - Framed 41 x 30 cm. 16 1/8 x 11 3/4 in. Series: Rug, Color Field Series Signed and dated
      Myriam El Haïk
      Rug, Color Field Series #24, 2025
      Oil pastel on paper
      34 x 25 cm.
      13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.
      -
      Framed
      41 x 30 cm.
      16 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.
      Series: Rug, Color Field Series
      Signed and dated
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      Myriam El Haïk, Rug, Color Field Series #24, 2025
      € 2,100.00
    • Myriam El Haïk Rug, Color Field Series #25, 2025 Oil pastel on paper 34 x 25 cm. 13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in. - Framed 41 x 30 cm. 16 1/8 x 11 3/4 in. Series: Rug, Color Field Series Signed and dated
      Myriam El Haïk
      Rug, Color Field Series #25, 2025
      Oil pastel on paper
      34 x 25 cm.
      13 3/8 x 9 7/8 in.
      -
      Framed
      41 x 30 cm.
      16 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.
      Series: Rug, Color Field Series
      Signed and dated
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      Myriam El Haïk, Rug, Color Field Series #25, 2025
      € 2,100.00
    • Myriam El Haïk Rug, Color Lines Series #1, 2022 Wax pastel and oil stick on paper 59.5 x 42 cm. 23 3/8 x 16 1/2 in. - Framed: 66.3 x 48.7 cm. 26 1/8 x 19 1/8 in. Series: Rug, Color Lines Series (Red) Signed and dated
      Myriam El Haïk
      Rug, Color Lines Series #1, 2022
      Wax pastel and oil stick on paper
      59.5 x 42 cm.
      23 3/8 x 16 1/2 in.
      -
      Framed:
      66.3 x 48.7 cm.
      26 1/8 x 19 1/8 in.
      Series: Rug, Color Lines Series (Red)
      Signed and dated
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      Myriam El Haïk, Rug, Color Lines Series #1, 2022
      € 2,500.00
    • Myriam El Haïk Rug, Color Lines Series #2, 2022 Wax pastel and oil stick on paper 59.5 x 42 cm. 23 3/8 x 16 1/2 in. - Framed: 66.3 x 48.7 cm. 26 1/8 x 19 1/8 in. Series: Rug, Color Lines Series (Blue) Signed and dated
      Myriam El Haïk
      Rug, Color Lines Series #2, 2022
      Wax pastel and oil stick on paper
      59.5 x 42 cm.
      23 3/8 x 16 1/2 in.
      -
      Framed:
      66.3 x 48.7 cm.
      26 1/8 x 19 1/8 in.
      Series: Rug, Color Lines Series (Blue)
      Signed and dated
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      Myriam El Haïk, Rug, Color Lines Series #2, 2022
      € 2,500.00
    • Myriam El Haïk Rug, Color Field Series #3, 2024 Oil pastel on paper 59.5 x 42 cm. 23 3/8 x 16 1/2 in. Series: Rug, Color Field Series Signed and dated
      Myriam El Haïk
      Rug, Color Field Series #3, 2024
      Oil pastel on paper
      59.5 x 42 cm.
      23 3/8 x 16 1/2 in.
      Series: Rug, Color Field Series
      Signed and dated
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      Myriam El Haïk, Rug, Color Field Series #3, 2024
      € 2,350.00
    • Myriam El Haïk Rug, Color Field Series #8, 2024 Oil pastel on paper 59.5 x 42 cm. 23 3/8 x 16 1/2 in. Series: Rug, Color Field Series Signed and dated
      Myriam El Haïk
      Rug, Color Field Series #8, 2024
      Oil pastel on paper
      59.5 x 42 cm.
      23 3/8 x 16 1/2 in.
      Series: Rug, Color Field Series
      Signed and dated
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      Myriam El Haïk, Rug, Color Field Series #8, 2024
      € 2,350.00
    • Myriam El Haïk Rug, Color Field Series #15, 2024 Oil pastel on paper 59.5 x 42 cm. 23 3/8 x 16 1/2 in. Series: Rug, Color Field Series Signed and dated
      Myriam El Haïk
      Rug, Color Field Series #15, 2024
      Oil pastel on paper
      59.5 x 42 cm.
      23 3/8 x 16 1/2 in.
      Series: Rug, Color Field Series
      Signed and dated
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      Myriam El Haïk, Rug, Color Field Series #15, 2024
      € 2,350.00
    • Myriam El Haïk Rug, Color Fields Series #18, 2024 Oil pastel on paper 59.5 x 42 cm. 23 3/8 x 16 1/2 in. Series: Rug, Color Fields Series Signed and dated
      Myriam El Haïk
      Rug, Color Fields Series #18, 2024
      Oil pastel on paper
      59.5 x 42 cm.
      23 3/8 x 16 1/2 in.
      Series: Rug, Color Fields Series
      Signed and dated
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      Myriam El Haïk, Rug, Color Fields Series #18, 2024
      € 2,350.00
    • Myriam El Haïk Rug, Beni Ouarain Series #1, 2023 Ink and pencil on paper 21 x 13.5 cm. 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. Series: Rug, Beni Ouarain Series Signed and dated
      Myriam El Haïk
      Rug, Beni Ouarain Series #1, 2023
      Ink and pencil on paper
      21 x 13.5 cm.
      8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.
      Series: Rug, Beni Ouarain Series
      Signed and dated
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      Myriam El Haïk, Rug, Beni Ouarain Series #1, 2023
      € 1,600.00
    • Myriam El Haïk Rug, Beni Ouarain Series #2, 2023 Ink and pencil on paper 20 x 14.1 cm. 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. Series: Rug, Beni Ouarain Series Signed and dated
      Myriam El Haïk
      Rug, Beni Ouarain Series #2, 2023
      Ink and pencil on paper
      20 x 14.1 cm.
      7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.
      Series: Rug, Beni Ouarain Series
      Signed and dated
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      Myriam El Haïk, Rug, Beni Ouarain Series #2, 2023
      € 1,600.00
  • Myriam El Haïk, overview

    Profile: Myriam El Haïk

    Image credit: Iveta Rysava

    Myriam El Haïk

    overview
    Myriam El Haïk (1973, Rabat, Morocco) is a Moroccan-French artist, composer and performer. Her artistic language is based on simple signs, patterns, or actions. The links between music and visual art take center stage in her work. She develops systems of visual notations, transposing her repetitive and minimalist musical compositions into drawings, performances, videos, installations, sculptures, and even furniture and games. 
     
    Across all her different mediums, El Haïk plays a never-ending game with and within the limits set by the rules she invents - be it the rules of her musical compositions, her systems of notation, her minimalist abstract visual vocabulary, or back to her starting point, the rules of writing. In her peculiar way, she is pushing and pursuing her inventions across the borders of the various mediums she uses. She plays with colors, patterns, lines, structures, and ultimately with the notion of time, which is central in all her work. Over her career, a body of work has unfolded that is as versatile and complex as it is minimalist and coherent.
     
    El Haïk lives and works in Berlin, Paris and Rabat. Her visual art has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in galleries and contemporary art centers in Europe and Morocco (Paris, Berlin, Mantova, Bratislava, Marseille, Rabat, Marrakech, Tangier). Her performances were presented in the context of inted festivals (Paris, London, Montreal, New York). Since 2018, El Haïk has been particularly active in Berlin, and in 2022, KW Institute for Contemporary Art invited her to participate in the 12th Berlin Biennale.