The image depicts three young men standing in front of a large glass building. The men are wearing casual urban attire, including t-shirts, plaid shirts, and baggy pants. The overall composition features a mix of hard architectural elements, such as the glass façade, and the more organic, human presence of the subjects. The style reflects a documentary approach, capturing a candid moment in an urban setting. The artwork likely aims to convey a sense of youth culture and the social dynamics within a contemporary city environment. ...
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. ...
