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Rochers carrés
2008
Kader Attia
Photography
55,5 x 80,5 cm per picture
9 photographs printed on satin paper
A beach in Algiers, covered with massive concrete blocks known as the Rochers carrés (“square rocks”), draws young people from the city as if it were the last frontier separating them from Europe and their dreams of a better life. The work also evokes the concrete landscapes of housing estates in the French suburbs.
Kader Attia grew up between Paris and Algeria, and he now lives and works between Paris and Berlin. Before studying at the École Duperré, the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, and the Escola Massana in Barcelona, he spent several years in the Congo and South America. These intercultural experiences deeply inform his artistic approach, which explores historical perspectives on deprivation, violence, and loss. His eclectic body of work blends symbols and references to address themes of diaspora and uprooting.
Artwork of
Kader Attia
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