About myself

Yasmine Amal is a self-taught artist based in Berlin. Her work bridges ancestral ties and diasporic experiences, making her paintings both a journal of self-discovery and a home for collectivist values.

As an Indigenous futurist, she creates narrative spaces where the future is a site for radical change. Her paintings invite observers to dive into collective imagination and remind them of their agency within shaping social cohesion. She uses Amazigh symbols as a language for marginalized voices and a pathway to futures beyond the Anthropocene. Within the different dimensions of colour and texture she interweaves stories of resilience and softness with questions of identity and power.

Rooted in her Amazigh heritage, Amal’s creativity is deeply nourished by her connection to nature - based on the concept of original wisdom. The ocean, a recurring motif in her work, embodies freedom, ancestral memory, and the fluidity of belonging and return, serving as both inspiration and metaphor for her artistic journey.

Central to her work is the desire to facilitate collective learning and create room for cross-cultural dialogue. She offers workshops through which she harnesses the potential of art and creativity to build resilience and empathy.