Katia Kameli
Lives and works in Paris
Born in 1973
Katia Kameli is a visual artist and filmmaker whose work investigates the circulation of images, stories, and cultural narratives across geographical and historical boundaries. Drawing from archives, literature, cinema, and vernacular traditions, she explores the construction of memory and the legacy of colonial histories. Her multidisciplinary practice challenges dominant narratives by foregrounding overlooked perspectives and embracing the complexity of cultural exchange. Kameli's work has been widely exhibited internationally and is held in numerous public collections…
Katia Kameli draws from archives, poetry, or music, which she reinterprets to challenge symbolic constructions.
Featured works
A Sewing Affair, 2019
La Danse du Ventre, Série "Soyez les Bienvenus", 2018
Kiosk, 2013
Trou de Mémoire, 2018
Exhibitions
Summer Group Show Level 1 & 2
Galerie Hamid KhellafiNext Level. The Hamid Khellafi gallery changes its level for a summer. After the opening of its cycle dedicated to Algerian artists in February 2025, and the first solo exhibitions of Chemsedine Herriche, Adlane Samet and Mehdi Djelil, the gallery inaugurates a new stage with Summer Group Show, an evolving group exhibition… Read more
Le Cantique des oiseaux
The exhibition at Galerie Véronique Rieffel in Paris (2024) brings together Katia Kameli’s recent works centered on memory, historical narratives, and the circulation of stories across cultures. It features a new iteration of The Conference of the Birds, combining film, ceramic sculptures, and installations inspired by the Sufi poem… Read more
Galerie Véronique Rieffel
The exhibition Le Cantique des oiseaux by Katia Kameli draws on the Persian poetic masterpiece to explore themes of journey, transmission, and collective storytelling. Through film, installation, and archival elements, it reflects on cultural circulation and the reinterpretation of narratives across time and geographies... Read more
La Criée contemporary art center, RennesLe Cantique des oiseaux
Artworks
A Sewing Affair, 2019
La Danse du Ventre, Série "Soyez les Bienvenus", 2018
Trou de Mémoire, 2018
Souvenir d'Alger, Série Soyez Les Bienvenus, 2018
La Cité du Bonheur, Série Soyez Les Bienvenus, 2018
La Colombe au collier, la Gazelle, le Corbeau, le Rat et la Tortue, Série Stream of Stories chap. 7, 2023
Les Animaux malades de la peste, Série Stream of Stories chap. 2, 2016
Les Animaux malades de la peste, Série Stream of Stories, 2017
La tortue et les deux canards, Série Stream of Stories chap. 2, 2016
Kalila et Dimna, Série Stream of Stories chap. 2, 2017
La souris métamorphosée en fille, Série Stream of Stories chap. 2, 2017
Les poissons et le cormoran, Série Stream of Stories chap. 2, 2019
Les Animaux malades de la peste II, Série Stream of Stories chap. 2, 2021
Les Animaux malades de la peste II, Série Stream of Stories chap. 2, 2021
Bledi a Possible Storyboard, Série Bledi in Progress, 2004
Bledi a Possible Storyboard, Série Bledi in Progress, 2004
Kiosk, 2013
Horror, 2014
Remains, 2019
Friday, 2014