Zahia Rahmani on 'Made in Algeria' at MuCEM

In an interview published in artpress no. 429 (January 2016), Devika Singh speaks with Zahia Rahmani, head of the 'art and mondialisation' research program at the Institut national d'histoire de l'art (INHA), on the occasion of the exhibition 'Made in Algeria – Généalogie d'un territoire' at the MuCEM in Marseille. Rahmani, author of several major narratives, discusses the exhibition's exploration of Algeria's cartographic and territorial history, the colonial legacy embedded in maps, and the role of visual culture in constructing national identity. The conversation delves into how the exhibition recontextualizes historical documents and contemporary artworks to challenge conventional narratives. Rahmani's research at INHA focuses on global art histories, and her insights connect the exhibition's themes to broader questions of globalization and cultural representation.