Moustapha "Mous" Lamrabat (born 1983) is a Moroccan-born Belgian photographer, of Moroccan and

Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...

descent. He is known for both

fashion photography Fashion photography is a genre of photography which is devoted to displaying clothing and other fashion items, sometimes haute couture. It typically consists of a fashion photographer taking a picture of a dressed model in a photographic studio o ...

under Studio Mousmous, and

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Biography

Lamrabat was born in Temsaman, northern Morocco; at the age of 2 his family moved to Belgium. He grew up in

Sint-Niklaas Sint-Niklaas (; french: Saint-Nicolas, ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sint-Niklaas proper and the towns of Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, and . Sint-Nikl ...

in a family of nine children. He studied interior design at

Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) The Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Ghent ( nl, Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten van Gent, KASK) is an art school that is one of the oldest art schools in Belgium. It is now part of the Hogeschool Gent. History The Academy was founded in 174 ...

in Ghent and graduated in 2009. He is self taught in the field of photography. In 2019, he had his first solo exhibition ''Mousganistan'', held at the museum in Sint-Niklaas. His fine art photography will often highlight his subjects donning niqabs, abayas, and kaftan robes. He creates hybrid images by using Islamic symbols, such as traditional clothing; and pairs it with Western brand iconography and pop culture references. Lamrabat has worked for

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, and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamrabat, Mous 1983 births Living people Moroccan photographers Belgian photographers Fashion photographers Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Ghent) alumni People from Sint-Niklaas