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Exposition et livres
photographiques
Exhibition and
photographic books
معرض و كتاب صور
Views of Tunisia is an exhibition and a series of 24
photographic books, in the form of travelogues, that
transports us to different governorates in Tunisia, through
the photographer’s eye. Behind this huge project, Wassim
Ghozlani, young photographer but also founder of the Maison
de l’Image, a center of cultural exchange and training that
will open its doors in September.
How did you come up with this idea ?
Among the selected photographers, some are
professionals and others are amateurs but all of
The starting point of Views of Tunisia was the
them have a special sensitivity and are passionate
absence of photographic documentation on the
about photography.
Tunisia of Today.
This type of action is not new, such projects
What were your instructions ?
have been carried out in France by the Mission
Héliographique during the 21th century and by the
The photographers had carte blanche, my only
Mission Datar during the 20th century. The United
condition was that they had to come from the region
States have also conducted an operation to cover the
they were going to photograph or have a special link
situation in the American rural world for the project
with it. The objective was to compose a personal
Farm Security Administration. So why not us ?
portrait of the selected governorate.
How did you choose the 24 photographers who
What comes next for this project ?
participated in this project ?
The project Views of Tunisia will be exhibited at
I called for applicants on the site Shutter Party,
the Maison de l’Image, 40, Tarak Ibn Ziad Street in
explaining the nature of the project. The explanation
Mutuelleville. The Tunisians do not travel a lot and
of the number 24 is simple : Tunisia is divided into
know little of their country, this project gives them
24 governorates, each person had to photograph a
the opportunity to have an overview of the different
governorate.
regions and their fellow citizens.
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