barcelona dibuixa

the healing power of the family tree through the twists of an elliptical memory

As part of Barcelona Dibuixa, our member and former resident Thilleli Rahmoun proposes this workshop, which begins with the following questions: What role does personal mythology play? How can one work with the family tree and its periphery—its outlines, frameworks, transitions, and transmutations? How can we approach the "off-screen/unspoken" at the heart of our own genealogical tree?

The aim of the workshop is to explore the theme of memory through an artistic lens. We will focus on giving graphic form to possible responses linked to this reflection. Through various drawing techniques, we will explore deliberately complex spaces that resist linear interpretation. At the same time, staged scenarios will emerge that invite opposites to coexist.

bio

Thilleli Rahmoun, born in Algiers (1978), graduated from ENSBA in Paris (2007) and the School of Fine Arts in Algiers (2001). Her work has been featured in several solo exhibitions — Alliance Française of Strasbourg (2024), Gallery N5 in Montpellier (2023), Lalalande Gallery in Paris (2021), French Institute of Barcelona (2018) — and group shows: Drawing Now Paris (2022), Museum of Contemporary Art in Algiers (2018), Yango Biennale Kinshasa (2014), Art Dubai Fair (2010 and 2011). She has also participated in several residency programs: Casa Velázquez (2009), Cité des Arts in Paris (2016), La Escocesa (Barcelona, 2018 to 2020). She has received several awards, including the Alfonse Cellier Prize (French Academy of Fine Arts), Villa Seurat Foundation Prize (France), and the AICA France Prize, among others.

A visual artist with experience in participatory projects, in recent years she has developed workshops that combine intuitive observation, visual storytelling, and experimental drawing techniques.
 

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