Maïmouna Guerresi is a multidisciplinary artist, working in a hybrid embrace of origins from African, Asian and European cultures, following her conversion to Islam.

Her sculptural, almost architectural creations fuse the face and limbs of the subject with the space, some levitating, others bodiless, their veils encompassing an empty expanse, as a symbolic representation of the mystery.
Guerresi presents an intimate perspective on human spirituality in relation to mysticism, shedding a new light on community and the soul, heavily influenced by Sufi traditions in Senegal, Sudan, and Morocco. Recurrent metaphors such as milk, light, the hijab, and nature create an awareness of the vital unifying qualities of Islamic spirituality. The images are delicate narratives with fluid sequencing, an appreciation of shared humanity beyond borders – psychological, cultural, and political.

In Maïmouna Guerresi's works the narrative of the black Muslim female world recurs, a narrative that looks at the strength, royalty and beauty of African Muslim women, whose cultural contribution has often been forgotten by societies. Through references to her own double belonging, Guerresi proposes the idea of a mixed identity as a necessary step on the path of human thought and life. 

She has exhibited in prominent institutions such as the Venice Biennale (Italian pavilion), Documenta, Kassel; National Museum of Bamako Mali; KIASMA museum of contemporary art of Helsinki; Bahrain National Museum; Sharjah Art Museum; Smithsonian National Museum of African Art; I.M.A Institute du Monde Arabe; The 13th Cairo Biennale; The Lagos Photo Festival, Lagos Nigeria; LOBA Leica Oskar Barnack Award, SCoP, Shanghai Center of Photography Shanghai, and China and Gallery Gongbech, Jeju, South Korea; Kyotographie 10th Anniversary, Kyoto, Japan; Aga Khan Museum, Toronto; R.O.M. Museum, Toronto; Tate Modern, London, UK; Museo Ettore Fico, MEF, Torino, IT; GAM Galleria Arte Moderna Achille Forti, IT; Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam, NL; NXTHVN, The Black Portraitures: Shifting Paradigms conference, panel: African and Mediterraneo, 2024, Venice Biennial.

Her works are included in private and public collections worldwide, including the Boghossian Foundation, GAM Galleria Arte Moderna Achille Forti, IT; Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN US; L.A.C.M.A Los Angeles County Museum of Art LA, US; Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden MA MAR; Hood Museum of Art-Dartmouth NH, US; 21c Museum Hotels, LCKM, US; Smithsonian National Museum of African Art WA-DC, US; Black Gold Museum, Riyadh, S.A.