Mohamed Bourouissa

Mohamed Bourouissa

BornNationalityBased In
1978French/AlgerianParis
Biography

Mohamed Bourouissa’s practice traces and presents the complexity of socio-economic issues through his distinct creative vision. Often spending long periods of time in social groups or communities that he is inspired by, Bourouissa creates films that transcend the distinction between documentary and fiction. For his acclaimed work Horse Day (2014–15), the artist moved to a run-down area in Philadelphia, USA, to make, what he calls, his alternative to a cowboy movie, but eventually filming the life of local communities instead. Through film, rap, sound and photography, among other means of expression, the French-Algerian artist poses challenges to the simplicity with which mainstream and mass media portrays peripheries of societies. Bourouissa’s work is a poetic exploration of the complexity of life, striving to provide agency for those marginalised and excluded. ...

Selected Artworks
ALL-IN
Horse Day
Carré rouge
Mohamed BourouissaCarré rouge, 2005
106 x 160cm
Le miroir
Mohamed BourouissaLe miroir, 2006
120 x 90cm
Le hall
Mohamed BourouissaLe hall, 2006
120 x 160cm
Le cercle imaginaire
La République
Mohamed BourouissaLa République, 2006
137 x 165cm
La fenêtre
Mohamed BourouissaLa fenêtre, 2005
90 x 120cm
Cocktail Molotov
Shoplifters 1
Mohamed BourouissaShoplifters 1, 2014
39 x 30cm
Shoplifters 2
Mohamed BourouissaShoplifters 2, 2014
39 x 30cm
9.14.10
Mohamed Bourouissa9.14.10, 2014
39 x 30cm
10.12.09
Mohamed Bourouissa10.12.09, 2014
39 x 30cm
11.28.07
Mohamed Bourouissa11.28.07, 2014
39 x 30cm
12.11.12
Mohamed Bourouissa12.11.12, 2014
39 x 30cm
Unknown #10a
Mohamed BourouissaUnknown #10a, 2014
39 x 30cm
Unknown #10b
Mohamed BourouissaUnknown #10b, 2014
39 x 30cm
Unknown #12
Mohamed BourouissaUnknown #12, 2014
39 x 30cm
Unknown #13
Mohamed BourouissaUnknown #13, 2014
39 x 30cm
Unknown #14
Mohamed BourouissaUnknown #14, 2014
39 x 30cm
Unknown #15
Mohamed BourouissaUnknown #15, 2014
39 x 30cm
Unknown #16
Mohamed BourouissaUnknown #16, 2014
39 x 30cm
Unknown #17
Mohamed BourouissaUnknown #17, 2014
39 x 30cm
Unknown #18
Mohamed BourouissaUnknown #18, 2014
39 x 30cm
Unknown #2
Mohamed BourouissaUnknown #2, 2014
39 x 30cm
Unknown #1
Mohamed BourouissaUnknown #1, 2014
39 x 30cm
Unknown #5
Mohamed BourouissaUnknown #5, 2014
39 x 30cm
Unknown #6
Mohamed BourouissaUnknown #6, 2014
39 x 30cm
Unknown #7
Mohamed BourouissaUnknown #7, 2014
39 x 30cm
Unknown #9
Mohamed BourouissaUnknown #9, 2014
39 x 30cm
Temps mort
Mohamed BourouissaTemps mort, 2008
45.72cm
NETWORK#01
Mohamed BourouissaNETWORK#01, 2022
55 x 55cm
SI DI KUBI
Mohamed BourouissaSI DI KUBI, 2021
22 x 14.6cm
Biennals
Prospect New Orleans2014 - New Orleans
Thessaloniki Biennale2013 - Thessaloníki
Venice Biennial2011 - Venice
Berlin Biennial2010 - Berlin
Brighton Photo Biennial2010 - Brighton
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