Unfinished
A Memory of Tunisia
Faten Gaddes is a French-Tunisian artist, currently living and working between Tunis, Paris and New York. Faten’s photographic work is highly elevated and unveils the hidden machinations of politics in an artistic way, with a special emphasis on memory. Inspired by Architecture and Interior décor, an important part of Faten’s art is connected to the history of Tunisia and the quest for reclaiming the country’s identity, after fifty years of dictatorship and autocracy have robbed the Tunisians people of their past.
Her work is part of the permanent collection of the Tunisian Government, The French Agency for Development, The Pierre Bergé Foundation and various other Collections.
Collaborating and speaking with artists like Faten is deeply enriching. Because of Faten’s roots we spoke a lot of Jasmin, but we also spoke of other fragrant ingredients in the United States known for ages to the Native Americans, a people dear to Faten’s heart.
Enjoy one of Faten’s remarkable photography series entitled “Les Palais Beylicaux” ( Beylical Palaces). These palaces, abandoned soon after the declaration of Independence of Tunisia in 1956, used to be the residency of the Tunisian nobility called the “Beys”. Many of them have been destroyed and what is left is mostly dilapidated and very often squatted.
