Hela Ammar – TASAWAR

ARTFORM

photography, installation

MATERIALS / MEDIA

photo, embroidery, sound, archives

GUIDING INTERESTS

In her artistic work, Hela Ammar explores the question of identity and memory. Her work is highly engaged with public issues, Ammar is a strong feminist and advocate for women and looks in her art to explore the female identity among the moral and religious conventions of Tunisia today and in the past.
//Matthew Keyte: The 10 Best Contemporary Tunisian Artists.

EXHIBTIONS Selection

2016 | Paris.fr | The Biennal of the contemporary arab world photographers, Institut du Monde Arabe

2016 | Dakar.sn | « Réenchantements » Dak’art Biennal 2016

2015 | Marseille.fr | « Fragments d’une Tunisie contemporaine », MuCem

2015-2017 | Bamako.ml | Bamako Encounters

2015 | Cairo.eg | Something Else, Off Biennal Cairo

2015 | Fes.ma | International Photography Encounters of Fes

2014 | Dakar.sn | Monochromes Dak’art Biennal

2014 | Marseille.fr | The 27th Instants Vidéo, Festival numérique et poétique

2013 | NewYork.us | World Nomads New York

2013 | Arles.fr | Les rencontres photographiques d’Arles

2012-2012 and 2017 | Tunis.tn | Dream City