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Yto Barrada (born 1971 in Paris) is a visual artist living and working in Tangier, Morocco.

She is the daughter of french journalist Hamid Barrada. She studied history and political science at the Sorbonne, Paris and photography at the International Centre of Photography, New York. Her STRAIT PROJECT began in 1998, describing the static and transitory life of her hometown, the border city facing Europe across the Strait of Gibraltar. Her current work—IRIS TINGITANA—follows a different border, examining the interstices where the botanical landscape meets the urban, and flowers are a testament to the strategies of resistance at work, retaliating against the taming of public space. Her recent exhibitions of photography and video include Witte de With (Rotterdam), Fundaciò Tàpies (Barcelona), the MoMA (New York), Jeu de Paume (Paris), and the 2007 Venice Biennale. In 2006, Barrada was awarded the first Ellen Auerbach Award in Berlin. Her book, "A Life Full of Holes - The Strait Project," was published by Autograph ABP in 2006.

With producer Cyriac Auriol she is at the origin of the Cinematheque de Tanger.