Zeneb Maghrebi’s (aka Betsy Carreyette), practice-led research The Fine Line, is an ongoing body of work positioned on the contested line between the making of traditional pottery and the unremitting expectations of tourist-led development in and around Siwa Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt.
She is the founder of upcoming residency programme, Agben ga Adrar Netlakt, ( House at Clay Mountain), in Siwa Oasis. The practitioner is commencing doctorate research at University of Sunderland, UK, Autumn 2014, where she aims to transpose crucial culturally-engaged discourse into the heart of contemporary ceramic practice.
Zeneb lives between West of Ireland and Siwa Oasis, Egypt.