Mehdi Annassi

Mehdi Annassi, aka Machima, is a self-taught multidisciplinary visual artist based in Casablanca.

Mehdi Annassi with the Windermere Arctic Charr mural on the Lake District Boat Club for LICAF 2022

Windermere Arctic Charr mural on the Lake District Boat Club for LICAF 2022 by Mehdi Annassi

Windermere Arctic Charr mural on the Lake District Boat Club for LICAF 2022 by Mehdi Annassi

He started his career in the video game industry in 2008, and has worked since then as a digital artist, illustrator, graphic designer and street artist. He was the winner of the Maroc Web Awards in 2015.

In addition to his commissioned work (murals,comics, posters, illustrations, animation), the award-winning artist is known for his contribution and involvement on Moroccan comic art scene, as a founding member of Skefkef, the first Moroccan independent comics magazine written in darija. 

Apart from designing walls and posters for his freelance clients, Mehdi Annassi is currently working on his first graphic novel. His work has been shown in Morocco, Spain, Egypt, France, the UK and Lebanon.

For LICAF 2022, Mehdi created a Windermere Arctic Charr mural on the exterior wall of the Lake District Boat Club in Bowness-on-Windermere. 

Mehdi Annassi Online

Web: annassimehdi.tumblr.com
Web: themachima.tumblr.com
Instagram: @_annassi