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"Teko ou la Femme Émérillon" by Yasmina Benabderrahmane features a striking composition where a figure stands amidst lush greenery under a bright yellow sky, infused with bluish, painterly textures. The photograph captures an individual in traditional attire, subtly merging with the natural environment. Benabderrahmane employs a unique technique of scanning Kodachromes, resulting in intriguing chromatic aberrations that create a dreamlike quality. This piece reflects her exploration of memory and identity, capturing ephemeral moments as part of an investigative narrative layered with personal and collective history. ...
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Yasmina Benabderrahmane
In Yasmina Benabderrahmane's artistic practice, video and photography are never just an image, but above all an almost living membrane: film, positive or negative, or any sensitive surface on which something has been printed at a given moment. Equipped with a small scanner, the artist immersed herself in Kodachromes. From them, she drew places and people that were initially unidentified. Everywhere the sky is yellow, among other chromatic aberrations due to a parameter error. Little by little, she pulls up the thread and an archive takes shape. The investigation is as porous as the artist's practice, permeable to her surroundings like a sensitive surface. ...