The image depicts a man standing in a grocery store or convenience shop, surrounded by various products on shelves. The man is wearing a bright orange shirt and has a full beard, with a serious expression on his face as he holds a bottle of what appears to be alcohol. The overall composition highlights the contrast between the man's casual attire and the cluttered, commercial setting. The artist's intention may have been to capture a moment of solitude or personal reflection within a mundane, everyday 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. ...
