The opening of the2nd photo exhibit og the F10 group will take place next Tuesday April 14th at 18h30 featuring Naoufel ABBES, Hamdi AYADI, Yasser BEN HAJ BRAHIM, Mehdi BEN JEMAA, Khaled BEN MANSOUR, Adel BEN YACOUB, Nidhal CHAIBI, Sahar DKHIL, Hatem FILALI,
Romdhane GUEDDICHE et Adel NAILI and as guests: Taeib BEN AMEUR, Mounir MABKHOUT, Safouène JALLOUL.
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TUNIS, April 1, 2009 (TAP) - Tunis Afrique Press (TAP) news agency was awarded the first prize of the Photography Competition held by the United Nations Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) and the Center for Arab Women Training and Research (CAWTAR).
The competition is part of the initiative taken by both institutions on "Reinforcement of female leadership and the participation of women in political life and decision-making in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia."
Via [TAP]
The photo theme and aulity is far beyond awfyl, but as I see they didn't have much choice to give an award in aso narrow field. This bring the Tunisiain photojournalism gain down to the sewer, but who cares?
Art that shocks is not necessarily meant to shock, but I would say that the fundamental aim is to reveal the hidden, the silenced, the unseen, and the forgotten. Such an art speaks what should not spoken and exhibits what should be not shown, a daring choice of the artist who seeks to distress the ordinary, the common, and the mainstream with the different and the alternative.
According to Michel Foucault, the official discourses occlude forms of knowledge that are different and distinct from them. Hence, the normal person is not the specimen; the good citizen is different from the delinquent; the normal straight cannot be a pervert; a girl cannot be a boy. Official discourses are but constructs, and when we tackle the question of gender, we may say that the demarcation between sexes is but a social and cultural construct, a wobbly duality.
An exhibition of daring photographs in the Gallery “Cine Son” in La Marsa is wrapping up this weekend after running about two weeks and bestowing an opportunity upon the lovers and enthusiasts of art and photography to discover an alternative perspective and representation of gender. Tarak Khalladi, a young Tunisian cineaste and photographer, an emerging talent, is one of the partakers in this exhibition. Speaking to Alarabonline, Khalladi said, “I think it is high time to offer the young Tunisian talents a chance to enter the arena of artistic design. Tunisian art has a lot to say and to offer, notably new and original techniques and perspectives”.
Presenting his work, Kalladi added, “I attempted to blur the boundary between the masculine and the feminine so as to shatter the demarcation line between genders. In photos, I tried to highlight masculinity that survives within extreme and intense femininity”. In black and white, the photos speak out a message, a modern or let us brand it a “postmodern message” that blurs boundaries and blows apart duality. Deconstructing, to use the expression coined by Jacques Derrida, the already-established official gender construct, Khalladi shot to some extent erotic, but expressive scenes: a woman girded with a bodice, an ode to seductive femininity; another woman dressed like a little girl clutching a doll, a quiz, a quagmire that pushes the viewers to ask quite a few questions, paradoxes brought into harmony through the camera of the artist photographer.
With Khalladi, art has no taboo as it digs into the secrecies and ambiguities of the body, the body that has it own aesthetics though always silenced. A new approach to photography, the young artist has adopted through mixing different techniques and making use of the skills he gained from cinematography. In an attempt to satisfy an audience that has been bored with minimalism and superficiality, the artist has conducted his research and enquiry taking the body as a starting point to convey a new perception.
It is worth noting, in this context, that Khalladi has worked with a number of Tunisian and foreign artists, notably painter Aicha Ben Mostapha throughout the exhibition that was held in El-Teatro in Tunis, Abdelaziz Mohsni, Sami Mrad, Claude Perez, Lamine Sassi, Chahla Soumer, Ahmed Zelfani and others.
Via [Alarab Online]
Photoblog des Tounisiens autour du monde stands for the French of Tunisians around the world photoblog is community workout started by Safone back in august 2007 in a move to gather the most of the photos taken by Tunisians around the world most of them locally and a the rest around the world, the photolog is gathering more than 30 bloggers and a hundreds of photos going from simple travel shots to professional artworks. The community is getting bigger and bigger and they do have the own Facebook group. Honestly I like the idea of having one place gatheri9ng all those photos but I did get disappointed by the quality and the disorder of the content, I would like to advice the guys to work on a little bit to brush up the design, put the credits of the photographers, give a little description of the photos and have rotating themes. Anyway I'm just glad to see such a work and give an applause to the contributors and hope the them good luck and more success.
Mouna Karray lives and works between Paris and Tunisia.
Born in 1970 in Sfax in Tunisia, she began to photography and film at the Higher Institute for Cultural de Tunis (1989-1993).
It resides in Japan from 1997 to 2002 where she obtained in 1999, a master's degree in photography from Tokyo Institute of Arts and Polytechnics.
When he returned to Tunisia in 2002, she taught photography at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Sousse and that of Gabes. In 2003, it enjoys an artist residency at the Centre d'Art of Living Rades, Tunisia.
In 2004, she moved to Paris in 2005 and won, an artist residency at the Cite Internationale des Arts de Paris. In 2007, the foundation Civitella Ranieri invite him to participate in an artist residency in Italy.
His visit to Japan was the starting point for an autobiographical work. In 2000, she directed and exhibitions The room and Self-portrait, my love Tokyo.
She then engaged in Tunisia, a photography and installation that attempts to trace the "unseen", following the death of his father. She realized in 2004 installing El Mech'hed, reconstruction of a cemetery, and presents the exhibition Clipping, work focuses on intimate images of graves and beds.
Starting in 2005, it will continue to meet and take pictures of women from different cultures for his project at the risk of identity…
Come to visit [Mouna Karray's website]
Karim Ben Khelifa, born in 1972, is a self-taught photojournalist with dual Belgian/Tunisian nationality, based inbetween Paris and Sanaa in Yemen.
His work has been widely published in newspapers and magazines like Newsweek, Time Magazine, Stern, Le Monde 2, The New York Times Magazine and various Geo editions.
His photographs has been exhibited in solo shown in various countries, including photojournalism's major annual showcase, Visa pour l'Image in Perpignan, France in 2004.
He was among the photographers selected for the World Press Foundation Masterclass in 2000.
Twice nominated for the War Correspondent award in Bayeux, he has traveled in more than 80 countries and has covered armed conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Ex-Yugoslavia and Palestine.
His body of work focuses extensively on the Arab World and Islam.
He's probably the most known and the most adventurous Tunisian photographer I know, his portfolio is a hard collection of misery all over Iraq (All along the conflicts since 1990), Somalia and Afghanistan, and even if he insists in the fact that he is not a war photographer, his fate is within the biggest conflicts of the time allowing him a handful of international prizes:
1999 - Nominated for Le prix Bayueyx for war correspondents - France.
2000 - Nikon prize in the international Photography contest - Belgium.
2000 - World press foundation masterclass - Netherlands.
2004 - Fuji film Young reporter award - France.
2004 - Nominated for Le prix Bayueyx for war correspondents - France.
His main formula is mysterious combination of more than 15 authentic reportages as:
- The two war on Iraq.
- USA after the 9/11.
- The war on Afghanistan.
- The conflicts in Somalia.
- Guantanamo detention camp.
A rising star that was qualified by:
Simon Barnett, Newsweek's director of photography, applauds Khelifa for his ability to make great compositions from seemingly chaotic scenes. "He operates effortlessly in some very tough working conditions over there," Barnett says, "yet, even in the face of danger, he is able to make consistently provocative and interesting pictures."
[Karim Ben Khelifa Website]
Who is Slim Gomri?
...Born August 7, 1969, in Tunis, Gomri obtained a diploma in life and earth sciences and worked as a high school teacher in Tunis.
Involved in various projects from the beginning of his JCI career, Gomri became JCI Rades President in 1996...
Why is Gomri Involved in photography?
“My father was an amateur photographer,” says the past JCI Vice President. “As a child, I used to ‘play’ with his black and white pictures. Since then, I loved this ‘magical machine’ and started using it later. I also welcomed and adapted to the arrival of digital photography.”
Gomri considers photography a passion. “It’s a way to express thoughts, ideas, and opinions,” he says. “It’s a wonderful tool that lets you share unique and unforgettable moments, places and situations with others.”
He also considers photography a means to promote social progress. “Photography is a very powerful tool,” says Gomri. “As an intern in a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) in Washington, D.C., I was amazed to see projects involving youth and photography to deal with issues like corruption and conflict resolution.”
When asked for advice on how to succeed in photography, Gomri said, “There is no mystery with photography. Just like anything in life, to succeed you have to love what you’re doing and be yourself.”
Why the Exhibit in Washington, D.C.?
Gomri loves Tunisia. “I live in a nice country, small but diverse and full of colors and light,” he says. “I wanted to share this diversity with Americans, interest them in my country, and make them curious and willing to discover Tunisia. I will also try to deliver my view of my country to the visitors of the exhibition.”
“My humble goal is to contribute, through photography, to building cultural bridges and enhancing understanding and dialogue between citizens of the United States and Tunisia,” explains Gomri. “More dialogue and more exchanges remove fear, misunderstanding and seeds of conflicts, and contribute to a better world. I also hope to break many stereotypes on both sides and contribute to dialogue through photography.”
Via [JCI news]
[Slim Flickr Galleries]
[Slim Official site]
Adel Bouallagui was born and raised in Tunisia, he started his career as a journalist reporter for local and foreign newspapers then he joined the Tunisian TV where he participated in the production of three-hour talk show. He earned a master's degree in Media & Arts specializing in Digital Photography and Video Production.
His interest in digital photography was fostered by his digital photography workshops in Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York. from this point on, Adel has taken photographs all over the state of New York. Adel 's strong media and mass communications theories understanding and capabilities have allowed him to get into the middle of the crowd and capture various photographs in different themes. Adel has a tendency towards working on themed photographs over the past two years Adel has been working on photographs concerning Multiculturalism, Globalization, global communications, and Body language.
Adel has a tendency towards using digital imaging to capture and doccument various Folkloric & Cultural Heritage, he also likes working on themed photographs.
Over the past Adel has been working on topics such as: Multiculturalism, Globalization, Global communications, and Body language.
Unfortunately, he doesn't have a dedicated site and his works are thrown all over the Internet.
[Adel Bouallagui Gallery]
Bechi Manoubi was born in November 24,1930 in Tunis he started his career as boxer -He was even Tunisian Boxing champion in 1958- before becoming a sport photographer by 1960, he has been in the major world events as 10 world cups and 12 summer Olympic games and three Mohamed Ali boxing matches, he is believed to the be the most known photographer of Africa.
He used to wear a special clothing making him easily remarkable everywhere he went: the Mexican hat with a several Tunisian flogs and tens of cards covering both his jacket and hat he have been collecting. The whole thing wights 50 Kg that he owe him to get mentioned in the Guinness book. Unfortunately although his great works all along the 60 years of sport photojournalism, he was never rewarded nor locally nor outside the country.
In his testament, Bechir Manoubi asked that:
- Save his archives.
- His costume to be used.
- Keep on his mission thus Hosni ,his son, has taken the flame.
[Bechi Manoubi Official Webiste]
[Bechi Manoubi Official Galleries]
who divides his life between France and Tunisia.
Born in 1958 in Tunisia, Jellel Gastelli graduated in 1985 from the Ecole Nationale de la Photographie in Paris, where he currently resides with his family. In 1984 he travelled back to Tunisia and began his White Series (Série Blanche) . In 1990 he travelled to Alexandria, Egypt as French Cultural Centre artist -in-residence. That same year Gastelli received grants from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and from Kodak-Pathé, which allowed him to produce a photographic series on the city of Tangiers, Morocco and he published a book on this work in 1991.
Jellel describes his work as follows:
From time to time, ever since 1984, I have photographed the medium of Hammamet and the architecture of Djerba Islands mosques. I seek to capture the purity of the walls, covered with several coats of white-wash and to reduce buildings to their underlying cubic shapes. I inscribe in these images the sensations provoked by the tension between lines and surfaces saturated with light. Their multiple geometric combinations imperceptibly make their way toward abstraction. I play at replacing static prespective with dynamic flat surfaces. Although I was not aware of it when I began them, I realise now that in these very large prints, making up what I call the White Series (Série Blanche) I endeavoured to capture the intense pure spirit of place that I associate with my Tunisian childhood.
Jellel Gastelli’s Séries Blache has been exhibited at the Guggenheim as well as being part of their permanent collection in New York.
Unfortunately there was few about Jellel Gastli, and he doesn't have a dedicated portfolio or website.
Via [Micheal Open Gallery]
Kamel Agrebi is a Tunisian photographer,working in advertising since 1986 I'm living Tunis, he was graduated from political science college in Grenoble(France). he got several exhibitions all around Tunisia and an amazing online portfolio.I spend a while getting chunks of informations in many galleries and portfolios sites to get more him, I even tried to contact, but he was not listed in the yellow pages.
His works goes from the studio photography(His main style) to the portrait and open places shots showing a set of what he was concerned about, the photos even dedicated for a business purposes shows a revelation art touch, I did really like the portrait he was making and the smiling faces. I bet that you have encountered somewhere in the way back home or reading a newspaper or a magazine without identifying the artist behind the camera thus take a look at his portfolio to get really amazed.
[Kamel Agrebi Website]
[Kamel Agrebi portfolio at Photo.net]
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