Nicène Kossentini

Country

Tunisia

Country

Tunisia

Born in Sfax in 1976, Nicène Kossentini is a Tunis-based artist who works across video, photography, sculpture, and painting.

Her minimalist, black-and-white creations explore themes of partial visibility and impending disappearance. Drawing inspiration from family history, Arabic poetry, literature, and philosophy, she uses her art to address contemporary violence.

Kossentini holds a degree in Applied Arts from the Fine Art Institute of Tunis and completed Advanced Studies in Art at Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Experimental Cinema at the University of Tunis.

Her work has been exhibited at notable venues including MMK Frankfurt, the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the Louvre Paris, and Bamako Encounters.

Born in Sfax in 1976, Nicène Kossentini is a Tunis-based artist who works across video, photography, sculpture, and painting.

Her minimalist, black-and-white creations explore themes of partial visibility and impending disappearance. Drawing inspiration from family history, Arabic poetry, literature, and philosophy, she uses her art to address contemporary violence.

Kossentini holds a degree in Applied Arts from the Fine Art Institute of Tunis and completed Advanced Studies in Art at Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Experimental Cinema at the University of Tunis.

Her work has been exhibited at notable venues including MMK Frankfurt, the Louvre Abu Dhabi, the Louvre Paris, and Bamako Encounters.