French Pavilion in Venice 2022

The French Pavilion has been busy, with 563,765 visitors attending since the Biennale opened its doors on 23 April 2022. Among the 80 countries taking part, the installation "Dreams have no titles" in the heart of the Giardini of the Biennale touched the jury of experts, who awarded it a Special Mention "in recognition and gratitude for the exchange of ideas and solidarity that has long existed in the idea of building communities in the diaspora. For examining the complex history of cinema beyond the West and the multiple histories of resistance in her work."

Her installation, mixing remakes of films, including a rediscovered and restored film, a reconstructed cinema, sets and live performance, was able to move and make people laugh, while tackling difficult subjects that resonate with everyone: racism, exile and discrimination in particular.

With great subtlety, Zineb Sedira shares her passion for the cinema of the 1960s and highlights what is so dear to her: solidarity, community, the intersection of individual destinies and history. The artist addresses a major turning point in the history of cultural, intellectual and avant-garde production in the 1960s, 1970s and beyond, particularly in France, Italy and Algeria. She focuses on a corpus of co-productions and film productions, particularly those of a militant nature, which had an impact on post-colonial movements.

Source: Agnès Renoult Communication