This artwork showcases a vibrant contrast of colors and organic forms. The composition centers around a potted plant with lush green leaves and a striking red flower, set against a neutral background. The artist has employed a minimalist approach, allowing the natural elements to take center stage. The piece conveys a sense of growth, renewal, and the delicate balance within a domestic setting. Through this simple yet captivating depiction, the artist likely intends to celebrate the beauty and resilience of nature in an everyday context. ...
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. ...
