Trois Poses de Fadhel Sassi, 2018
burned bread on canvas.
210x750 cm
View of the exhibition Burn, Primo Marella gallery, Milan

This triptych presents images of Fadhel Sassi, a Tunisian activist and well-known poet. He was shot dead in 1984 while participating in a demonstration during the Bread Riots, which were triggered by a rise in bread prices resulting from an IMF-imposed austerity programme.


Trois Poses de Fadhel Sassi, 2018
View of the exhibition A Slice through the World: Contemporary Artists' Drawings,  Modern Art Oxford Museum, UK
Nidhal Chamekh © Adagp 2025