Career
Zoubir directed her first short documentary in 2006, entitled Take the bus and look, [1] developing an incipient reflection on the relationship between individuals, art, and cinema in the early turmoil of a society rising after the collective trauma of a civil war.
In 2010, Zoubir published her academic research as a book entitled video art of Algerian artists - Relation de l’image et du son dans la vidéo contemporaine algérienne : une expérience en temps réel. [2] Her research and practice question the notions of body language in specific spaces where religious, social, and political codifications are applied to define a body typology in North Africa territories.
In 2012, Zoubir directed and performed Take your place [3] that she directed and performed in 2012 on chosen urban spaces [4] to denounce gender issues in the Algerian society, during six feminist actions conducted as specific video in urban spaces including coffee salons, on the streets, soccer stadiums, beaches, hair salons, and in the clothing markets, where women face gender apartheid in Algiers, which broadcast on channel TV5 Monde and online on the web documentary platform Un été à Alger meaning A Summer in Algiers, produced by narrative [5] (Paris) and Une chambre à soi (Algiers) [6] with the support of CNC France, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and medias Algérie Focus, Libération in France, Channel TV5 Monde Africa. Her exploration of female representation in North Africa shows a fundamental need for reliable images of women living in the country nowadays and female presence in public space. [7]
Amina Zoubir is one of the five artists who represented Algeria in 2019 with the first Algerian pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy. The Algerian pavilion [8] was officially registered by the Ministry of Culture of Algeria at the Venice Biennale, however, few days before the opening of the Biennale, the registration was rescinded due to the unstable political situation related to Hirak, a movement of political protests manifested by the masses, which urges President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign on April 2, 2019, pushing the Minister of Culture to defer Algeria's official participation at Venice Biennale and to withdraw all financial support on April 4. [9] [10] Despite the tumuluous situation, the project of the first Algerian pavilion, Time to shine bright was conducted, [11] with the support of private Algerian sponsors [12] as an autonomous artists' action [13] during the 58th Venice Biennale [14] from May 9 to November 24, 2019. [15]
Awards
Amina Zoubir was awarded the price Varenne FIGRA France in 2013, with a special mention for her performances Take your place, A Summer in Algiers, web documentary, which she directed in 2012 in Algiers, Algeria.
Public Art Collections
The artworks produced from Amina Zoubir's practice and research have been included in public and private collections of art foundations and museums.
- Sundsvall Photo Museum, 2025, Sundsvall, Sweden
- MAU Museum of African Art, 2024, Belgrade, Serbia
- Smithsonian Artist Fellowship, Museum of African Art, 2023, Washington DC, USA
- Sharjah Art Foundation, 2022, Sharjah, UAE
- Markk Museum, Museum am Rothenbaum Kulturen und Künste der Welt, April 28 to July 28, 2021, Hamburg, Germany.
- Etnografiska Museet, 2020, Stockholm, Sweden
- Collection Tilder, 2019, Paris, France
- Collection Gervanne and Matthias Leridon, [16] 2018 Paris, France
- FRAC Occitanie, Fond Régional d'Art Contemporain, Les Abattoirs, [17] 2017, Toulouse, France
- Foundation DONWAHI, 2016, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- Foundation of African Artists for Development, [18] 2015, Paris, France.
Filmography
- Last pop dance before darkness, [19] 30 min, HD Pal color, sound, 2014–2016.
- Love all women like you love your mother, 4 min, Pal color, sound, 2018.
- Living in Utopia, video, 10 min, Pal color, sound, 2017.
- Take Your Place - Prends ta place, webdocumentary A Summer in Algiers - Un été Alger, produced by Narrative Paris and Une chambre à soi Algiers, with support of CNC France, 40 min, HD Pal color, sound, 2012, six performances in urban spaces at Algiers, Algeria.
- In which world do you want to be born, video, 2 min, Pal color, sound, 2011.
- Psychedelic women, video, 10 min, Pal color, sound, 2008–2010.
- The city is one of us, in collaboration with Yossi Atia, Love Difference and Foundation Pistoletto, documentary, 10 min, Pal color, sound, 2008.
- Take the Bus and look - Prends le bus et regarde, documentary, 12 min, Pal color, sound, 2006.
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