Hichem Merouche
Residency in partnership with rhizome.
Hichem Merouche was born in Tunis (TN) in 1991.
Hichem Merouche is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in Algiers. His practice spans video, photography, sound, installation, writing and handmade publications.
In his work, which draws deeply on personal experience and history, he explores notions of belonging, individual freedom and desire, as well as the mechanisms of alienation within rigid yet fragile socio-political and religious structures.
Hichem has taken part in various exhibitions and events such as: Publishing Manœuvres Symposium at Warehouse 421, Abu Dhabi (2020), Jetée à Pierres Perdues at Galerie Davel14, Vaud (2019), 123 Les Ateliers Sauvages, Algiers (2018) and Focus Magreb at Swab, Barcelona (2017).
His first short film Venue Revenue was presented at FIDMarseille 2018. His second film, Mon Paradis Terrestre, 2021, was developed as part of the Laboratoires Documentaires d’Alger.
