Shadow : An exhibition by Zeineb Henchiri
Shadow exhibition will be held from May 27 to June 10, 2023 at the B7L9 Art Station in Bhar Lazreg.
Born in Tunis in 1992, Zeineb Henchiri is an artist, actress, and psychologist who lives and works in
Tunisia.
Through her eclectic background, she has developed a multidisciplinary artistic practice that draws
on a quasi-surgical psychoanalytic approach to explore the intersection of visual and performing
arts. Combining visual art, plastic installations, and performance, she questions the nature of
human beings in relation to their bodies and spaces.
In a continuous process of visual reflection and research, she examines two fundamental notions
related to our relationship with the body: perception and temporality, which form the notion of
being. She explores the gap between what we are, what we appear to be, and the projection that
others make of us.
Her work has been presented in France (Institut du Monde Arabe, Fondation de la Maison de la
Tunisie, Galerie Temps de Pose) as well as in Tunisia (Station B7L9, Fondation de la Tunisie pour le
Développement, Salle le 4em Art).
Photos : El Bedoui Rayen @elbedoui.rayen
Shadow is a compelling exploration of the e ects of isolation on the human condition. Zeineb
Henchiri has created a work that invites the viewer to reconsider the limits of our spaces, our bodies
and our heritage.
Shadow is an journey into the meanderings of a space, a body, an existence that refuses to be.
Through a series of videos, fragments of internal dialogue and theatrical performance,
Zeineb-Henchiri addresses isolation in its physical and metaphorical dimensions. Following the
story of Amal, the central protagonist of the work, we are confronted with the e ects of loneliness
on the body and the emotions.
Beyond Amal’s moving and poignant story, this exhibition raises fundamental questions about the
construction of being in a society that, in defiance of itself, pushes us towards confinement. Here
we find our lifestyles and new technologies profoundly changing our way of being.
Are we facing a new civilization?
How can we maintain our connection to ourselves and to others when we are alone?
How can we face our shadow without losing our humanity?
Shadow is an invitation to introspection and reflection. By exploring the sacrifices required to
become an avatar, Zeineb Henchiri challenges us to reconsider the limits of isolation and how we
can maintain a connection to each other, to ourselves and to our environment in an age where the
boundaries of reality are slowly disappearing.
Shadow by Zeineb Henchiri is supported by AFAC “The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture” and the
Kamel Lazaar Foundation.
