Katia Kameli

Place of birth:

Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France:

Biography:

Katia Kameli (Arabic: كاتيا كاميلي), born in 1973 in Clermont-Ferrand (France), is a French-Algerian artist and filmmaker. The practice of Katia Kameli, a French-Algerian artist and filmmaker, is rooted in a research-based approach: historical and cultural facts fuel the diverse forms of her visual and poetic imagination. She views herself as a "translator." Translation is not merely a passage between two cultures or a simple act of transmission; it also functions as an extension of meaning and form. The act of translation deconstructs the binary—and sometimes hierarchical—relationship between the concepts of original and copy. A rewriting of narratives emerges within her work. She highlights a global history defined by porous borders and reciprocal influences, aiming to open up a reflective path that fosters a critical perspective on the world. Katia Kameli is a graduate of the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Bourges and completed the "Collège-Invisible" postgraduate program at the École Supérieure d’Arts de Marseille. Her work has gained visibility and recognition on the international art and film scenes and has been featured in solo exhibitions, including: *Le Cantique des Oiseaux*, Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen Gallery, Stuttgart (2023); *Le Cantique des Oiseaux*, Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen Gallery, Berlin (2023); *Hier revient et je l’entends*, Institut des Cultures d’Islam, Paris (2023); *Hier revient et je l’entends*, Bétonsalon – Centre for Art and Research, Paris (2023); *Le Cantique des Oiseaux*, Le Domaine du Rayol – Le Jardin des Méditerranées, Rayol (2022); *Le Cantique des Oiseaux*, La Criée, Rennes (2022); and *Elle a allumé le vif du passé*, FRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Marseille (2021). The Algerian Novel, Kalmar Konstmuseum, Kalmar (2020); She Rekindled the Vividness of the Past, Kunsthalle Münster, Münster (2019); À l’ombre de l’étoile et du croissant, Centre régional de la photographie Hauts-de-France, Douchy-les-Mines (2018); Stream of Stories, Chapter 5, Rennes Biennale (2016); What Language Do You Speak Stranger?, The Mosaic Rooms, London (2016); Taymour Grahne Gallery, New York (2014). She has also participated in numerous group exhibitions: Archeology of Resistance: Corrective for the Future, Kulturni centar Beograda, Belgrade, Serbia (2024); Archeology of Resistance, City of Women Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2023); Dakar Biennale (2018); Rennes Biennale (2018); Platforma Festival, Newcastle (2017); Global Players, Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie, Kunstverein Ludwigshafen, Mannheim (2017); Cher(e)s Ami(e)s, Centre Pompidou, Paris (2016); Made in Algeria, Mucem, Marseille (2016); Entry Prohibited to Foreigners, Havre Magasinet, Boden, Sweden (2015); Higher Atlas, Marrakech Biennale (2012). Nominated for the AWARE Prize and a laureate of the *Les Mondes Nouveaux* program in 2022, her works are held in numerous public collections, including: Musée national d’art moderne / Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), CNAP (Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Paris), FRAC Hauts-de-France (Dunkirk), FRAC Poitou-Charentes (Angoulême), FRAC PACA (Marseille), and BPS22 (Charleroi).