Younès Ben Slimane

Nous le savions qu'elles étaient belles, les îles / لقد كنا نعلم عن جمال تلك الجزر - Film - 20min - 2021

présenté dans le cadre de l'exposition Panorama 23

Film


Unknown, to whom I eternally gave my heart. May he be sweeter to me than these rocks, more fertile than this earth.

Younès Ben Slimane


Born in 1992, Younès Ben Slimane is a Tunisian visual artist, filmmaker and architect. In 2020, he entered Le Fresnoy - Studio National des Arts Contemporains. His work has been shown at the Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles in Paris (FR), the Selma Feriani Gallery in Sidi Bou Saïd (TN), Mucem in Marseille (FR) and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Skopje (MK). His films have been selected in national festivals such as the Carthage Film Days (TN), where he won the Tanit d’Or, and in international festivals such as Locarno Film Festival (CH) and CPH:DOX( DK). In 2021 he received the Studio Collector Award.

Production


Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains, Tourcoing — Inside production

Partenaire


Institut Français de Tunisie