Hors d'oeuvre #7 The true chronicles of the last century at the Blida-Joinville psychiatric hospital, when Dr Frantz Fanon was head of the fifth ward between 1953 and 1956

Frantz Fanon works at the Blida-Joinville psychiatric hospital where he tries to treat Algerians suffering from cultural alienation. At the same time, the war of independence is spreading and beginning to affect his department as well.

By Abdenour Zahzah, 2024, 1h30min

+ after talk (more info soon-ish)

In collaboration with L'Autre Lieu.

about

Hors-d'oeuvre is a series by nadjim bigou-fathi and soto labor through which they wish to share films they have come across during their artistic research. These screenings will lead to an open discussion between speakers and members of the public. This invitation aims to reflect collectively on issues such as managing our narratives, the conditions under which they are produced and the power relationships they imply.

NADJIM BIGOU-FATHI (1990, FR) is a designer, visual artist and performer. He is interested in the emergence of boundaries – from walls to words – and the normative, territorial or authoritarian dynamics that underpin them. Through curatorial, sculptural and performance projects, he examines situations of expectation and anticipation, questioning the power relations between participants.
instagram.com/nadj.big.fat

SOTO LABOR (1993, FR) is a poet, visual artist and performer. Strongly influenced by hip-hop as a means of empowerment, he explores different forms of narrative and performance, while examining the conditions under which discourse is exercised. He produces short stories, fables, poems and rap lyrics as critical tools.
instagram.com/s_t_o_a_s_t_o/

soto & nadjim were part of the Beursschouwburg associated artists from 2022 to 2024.