I make art the way some people write in a journal: urgently, honestly, and without knowing exactly where it will go.

I'm Hajar Elkhiri, a Paris-based artist born in 1994, and I've been chasing the visual form of emotions since before I had the words to name them.

Growing up between Morocco and France gave me two worlds to draw from: the rich visual culture, the warmth and weight of North African heritage, and the restless, multicultural energy of Paris. Both live in my work, sometimes in tension, sometimes in harmony, always present.

My practice moves between digital illustration and acrylic painting on canvas. Whether I'm working on screen or with a brush in hand, the intention is the same: I work with color the way a composer works with sound, intuitively, looking for the exact combination that makes something feel true. The subjects change: cosmic landscapes, female portraits, literary references, dreamscapes.

But the question underneath is always the same: what does this feeling actually look like?