She moved to France in 1988 and received her Master of Advanced Studies in plastic arts from the University of Paris VIII.
The installation provides a beautiful and dynamic exploration of gender as well as the dialectic between interior and exterior, light and shadow, concealment and revelation, and private versus public space.
Seduced by colour and pattern, the viewer is invited to negotiate the imagined boundaries within the contemporary space of the gallery whilst her use of traditional North African designs also explore the idea of infinity.
Through the use of repetition, skilled designers from medieval Arabia as well as contemporary artists like Benyahia use complex yet familiar patterns to give an impression of endlessness, which is often associated with the Islamic conception of God.
Shimmering like reflections of the sea, her piece is a stunning invitation to "lose oneself" in the overall decorative design.