Inside The Inventive World of Meriem Bennani

An artist with a predilection for playfulness, Meriem Bennani makes installations and animations that may seem light-hearted, but register at deeper levels, with messages about identity and community in a challenging, chaotic world.

Her 2 Lizards video series went viral during the pandemic, a wit-filled reading of that era recounted through cartoon animals. More recently, For My Best Family, her acclaimed show at Milan’s Prada Foundation — featuring an exhibit entitled Sole Crushing, a percussive orchestra of flip-flops rigged to a pneumatic system, overwhelming visitors with immersive rhythms inspired by Moroccan musical traditions — closed in...