EXPOSITION “And the shadow will disappear in the sun” de Katia camel

The exhibition And the shadow will disappear in the sun, present both a substantial set of works from the project The Song of Birds While opening an unpublished chapter, his epilogue in a way, with all new productions. Inspired by the famous poem by Farid Al-Din Attar, This polymorphic project, Developed for several years, Explore the concepts of transmission, of spirituality and initiation quest.

In this new iteration, Katia Kameli multiplies horizons with installations, films, graphic and ceramics to reveal the contemporary echo of this allegory. She weave correspondence between the imaginations, temporalities and geographies, déployant un parcours où les langages sonores, visual, choreographic dialogue in a poetic space.

Conjugating iconographic traditions to its multidisciplinary plastic practice, The artist invites the spectator to an experience where light and color sculpt meditation on the passage, transformation and quest. In this poetic journey, The shadow fades gradually, carried by a light that reveals, Transfigure and opens up new horizons.

Katia Kameli graduated from the National School of Fine Arts in Bourges and followed the post-diploma in the college-invisible at the Higher School of Arts in Marseille. His work has found visibility and recognition on the international artistic and cinematic scene and was shown during personal exhibitions : The Song of Birds, Institute for Foreign Relations Gallery, Stuttgart (2023); The Song of Birds, Institute for Foreign Relations Gallery, Berlin (2023); Yesterday comes back and I hear it, Institute of Islam Cultures, Paris (2023); Yesterday comes back and I hear it, Bétonsalon – Art and research center, Paris (2023); The Song of Birds, The Domaine du Rayol – The Mediterranean Garden, Rayol (2022); The Song of Birds, The Domaine du Rayol – The Mediterranean Garden, The auction, Rennes (2022); She turned out to be the heart of the past, FRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Marseille (2021); The Algerian Novel, Kalmar Art Museum, Kalmar (2020); She Rekindled the vividness of the past, Kunsthalle Münster, Münster (2019); In the shade of the star and the croissant, Regional Center for Hauts-de-France photography, Douchy-les-Mines (2018) ; Stream of Stories, chapter 5, Rennes Biennial (2016) ; What Language Do You Speak Stranger ?, The Mosaic Rooms, London (2016) ; Taymour Grahne Gallery, New York (2014). She has also participated in many collective exhibitions : Archeology of Resistance: Corrective for the Future, Belgrade Cultural Center, Belgrade, Serbia (2024) ; Archeology of Resistance, City of Women Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2023) ; Dakar Biennial (2018) ; Rennes Biennial, (2018) ; Platform festival, Newcastle, (2017) ; Global Players, Biennale for current photography art association Ludwigshafen, Mannheim (2017) ; Cher(th)s ami(th)s, Pompidou center, Paris (2016) ; Made in Algeria, Mucem, Marseille (2016) ; Entry Prohibited to Foreigners, Havre Magazine, Boden, Suede (2015) ; Higher Atlas, Marrakech Biennial (2012). His films were also broadcast indoors and in many festivals : MK2 Beaubourg, French cinema, Utopia Bordeaux, Cinemed, Gulbenkian, IFFR Rotterdam.

Nominated at the Aware Prize and winner of the new worlds program in 2022, His works are part of a number of public collections, the following : Museum National The Arts Modern / Georges Pompidou Center (Paris), A lump, National Center for Plastic Arts (Paris), FRAC Hauts-de-France (Dunkirk), Frac Poitou-Charentes (Angoulême) and FRAC PACA (Marseille), BPS22 (Charleroi).