Halida Boughriet

Halida Boughriet

Biography

Halida Boughriet is a contemporary artist, of Algerian descent. She lives and works in Paris. She is a graduate from the Ecole Nationale des Beaux arts of Paris. She was on an exchange programme with the New York SVA, in the cinema section, until 2005. That same year she obtained the 10th LVMH Prize and was entitled to a photo exhibition : “ Attente du verdict” (awaiting the verdict).Her work is diverse and has to do with Performance. She now has come to sculptural, photographic and video installation. Thanks to both her Arabic background and western culture, Halida shows how human relationships are powerful and violent. Her work involve political, social and aesthetic matters. Through her art, mankind is seen in a political and social context, along with a poetic note. She highlights rejected people in each of her “Pièces”.

Filmography

Les Illuminés (2007): Direction