Opening: Massinissa Selmani 1000 VILAGES

Welcome to the opening for the exhibition 1000 VILLAGES with Massinissa Selmani.

The exhibition 1000 VILLAGES with artist Massinissa Selmani investigatates the structure of history in Algeria and the 70´s and the urbanism plans to create a new model for society. Selmani’s point of departure was an archive of press clippings about an urban planning project initiated by the Algerian government in the mid- 1970s under the aegis of the “Agrarian Revolution”. The goal of this urban planning project was to redevelop the agricultural sector of Algeria’s economy by collectivizing its infrastructure. Selmani was fascinated by how the 1000 socialist villages project transformed from built forms into a sort of political rumor: people knew some villages had been established, but few had been to construction sites and even fewer knew why the project had been suspended.

At 18:00, during the opening of the exhibition, there will be a talk between Massinissa Selmani and the curator of the exhibition Natasha Marie Llorens.

The opening of the exhibition Massinissa Selmani: 1000 VILLAGES is part of the festival September Sessions.