The image depicts three young women posing together in a black and white photograph. The composition focuses on their facial expressions and body language, capturing a sense of camaraderie and youthful energy. The women wear casual urban attire, including a leather jacket, sweater, and hats, reflecting the contemporary fashion styles of the time. The overall aesthetic suggests a documentary-style snapshot, likely capturing a moment from the everyday lives of these individuals. While the image does not provide explicit context, it invites the viewer to ponder the relationships, backgrounds, and experiences of the depicted subjects. ...
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. ...
