SARA HARAKAT
Rural Territory
about
Sara Harakat is a multidisciplinary artist and architect whose work investigates memory, migration, territory, and identity through human centered and culturally sensitive practices. She holds a Master’s degree in Architecture and Anthropology from École Nationale d’Architecture de Paris La Villette and pursued further research in cinema and urban anthropology at Columbia University in New York.
Having grown up between Beirut, Casablanca, and Dakar, Sara’s perspective is shaped by diverse cultural experiences. Her practice combines artistic, anthropological, and social approaches to create projects that emphasize collaboration, community, and the poetic dimension of everyday life.
Whether designing a tapestry with a nomadic tribe in India, creating a community garden in a refugee camp in Lebanon, or building a wooden cabin at a school in Lozère, her approach transcends borders and territories. For Sara, the creative process is above all a human and social project. The true purpose of her work lies not only in the final result but in the process itself and its ability to build connections, establishing a system of exchange and reciprocity between individuals and their natural environment. Viewing everyday actions through a poetic lens, each project becomes a collective work that brings to life ordinary moments of daily life.
Sara is the founder of HARAKAT STUDIO and RURAL TERRITORY.
HARAKAT STUDIO
is a design studio in constant movement, exploring the relationship of people and their territories. The studio design both permanent and ephemeral spaces,focusing on projects that range from collectible objects to small scale architecture,scenography, edible installations and film.
RURAL TERRITORY
is an interdisciplinary studio exploring new forms of living, hospitality, and collective life in rural contexts through ephemeral architecture, crafted objects, edible installations, film, and scenography. The studio’s work is rooted in site-specific research and community engagement.
www.ruralterritory.com