This image appears to depict the interior of a small grocery or convenience store. The prominent features include the store shelves stocked with various products, and a man standing in the center of the frame, wearing a white shirt and hat. The overall composition and lighting suggest a candid, documentary-style photograph, capturing a moment in the daily operations of this local establishment. While the subject matter is not overtly symbolic or conceptual, the image provides a glimpse into the routine activities and everyday experiences of a small-scale retail business and its proprietor. The historical context or the photographer's intent behind this piece is not immediately clear from the image alone. ...
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. ...
