Zineb Sedira Transforms Tate Britain's Duveen Galleries into Cinematic Environment
Zineb Sedira's commission 'When Words Fall Silent, Cinema Speaks…' at Tate Britain's Duveen Galleries reimagines the revolutionary energy of 1960s-70s African filmmaking, centered on post-independence Algeria. The installation features a functioning cinema screening a new four-act film, a recreated Parisian café, a customized Scopitone showing Agnès Varda's 'Salut les Cubains', and a mobile 'Ciné Pop' van. It incorporates oral testimony from Boudjema Kareche and Ahmed Bedjaoui. The exhibition runs until 17 January at Tate Britain, London.
Key facts
- Zineb Sedira's commission 'When Words Fall Silent, Cinema Speaks…' is at Tate Britain's Duveen Galleries.
- The installation focuses on African filmmaking in the 1960s-70s, particularly post-independence Algeria.
- Algiers became a meeting point for filmmakers, activists, and intellectuals from Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
- The exhibition includes a newly commissioned film in four acts: scriptwriting, shooting, editing, and projection.
- A recreated 1960s Parisian café functions as a participatory space.
- A customized Scopitone screens excerpts from Agnès Varda's 'Salut les Cubains'.
- A mobile 'Ciné Pop' van originally used for propaganda was repurposed for revolutionary cinema.
- The exhibition includes oral testimony from Boudjema Kareche and Ahmed Bedjaoui.
- The commission runs until 17 January at Tate Britain, London.
Entities
Artists
- Zineb Sedira
- Agnès Varda
- Isaac Julien
- John Akomfrah
- Wael Shawky
- Boudjema Kareche
- Ahmed Bedjaoui
Institutions
- Tate Britain
- Cinémathèque Algérienne
- Aesthetica Magazine
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Paris
- France
- Algiers
- Algeria
- Africa
- Asia
- South America
- Central America