Younes Ben Slimane (1992, Tunisia) is a Tunisian artist, filmmaker and architect. In 2020, he joined Le Fresnoy – Studio National des Arts Contemporains, in Tourcoing. He has taken part in contemporary art events such as Jaou Tunis and Documenta fifteen mobile Lab, Loop Barcelona. His work has been exhibited at the Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Institut du monde arabe in Paris, the Mucem in Marseille, the Selma Feriani gallery in Sidi Bou Saïd, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Skopje. His films have been selected for international festivals such as the Locarno Film Festival and CPH:DOX, Doclisboa. In 2021, he was awarded the Studio Collector prize.
Younes Ben Slimane’s research project will take the form of a hybrid film dealing with the ancestral pottery art of Sejnane in Tunisia. The artist will use both analogue and digital image-making techniques. He also aims to collaborate with archaeologists to analyse the potential of the scientific images generated by their tools.
Yann Chateigné Tytelman, guest curator for the 2024 residency, will be guided laureates over the course of working sessions.