Films
Ismaïl Bahri
November 14 - January 3, 2023
Press Release
Ismaïl Bahri’s work cultivates slowness. It is based on a close exploration of simple elements and the often tenuous reactions that occur when those elements are brought into contact. Bahri runs through series of small gestures, repeating them assiduously – he activates things, sets them in motion, transforms them, ties things in knots, crumples them – and he welcomes the unforeseen developments that ensue.
The exhibition Films is conceived as a set of observations, of “note-takings” or “pick-ups” and focuses essentially on a series of sculptures. These objects are a kind of recordings as they capture the essence of spaces and durations. Beyond this central body of work, the presentation installed at Grey Noise touches upon the idea of a document and a transfer of loss or gain of matter, which makes a distant echo of Bahri’s interest in moving images and photosensitive surfaces.
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About the artist
Ismaïl Bahri
b. 1978 in Tunis, Tunisia / Lives and works between Paris and Tunis
Bahri’s work has been shown in diverse venues, including Jeu de Paume, Paris, France, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, La Criée – Centre d’art contemporain, Rennes, France, La Verrière, Brussels, Belgium, the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruh, Germany, Kunst Im Tunnel, Düsseldorf, Germany. His films have been selected for festivals such as TIFF, Toronto, Canada, NYFF, New York, USA, IFFR, Rotterdam, Netherlands, FID, Marseille, France, and the Kunstenfestivaldesarts, Brussels, Belgium.