Younès Ben Slimane est artiste et cinéaste, diplômé en architecture à l’École Nationale d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme de Tunis (ENAU), en 2019 et du Fresnoy - Studio National, en 2022. Son travail à la frontière du cinéma expérimental cherche comment rendre hommage à la puissance d’évocation et à la poésie qui naît de la rencontre d'une architecture et du lieu qui l’accueille. À travers une démarche contemplative, attentive à la question des origines, à la qualité de la transformation, il défend une approche “non passive du documentaire”. L'écriture de ses films se concentre sur les gestes, les matériaux, les sites pour suggérer leur capacité performative pour un monde à inventer.
Au post-diplôme, Younès Ben Slimane explore le concept de « décor » à travers les décors abandonnés des films Star Wars, qu’il perçoit comme des espaces en transition où les usages humains transforment des simulacres en écosystèmes autonomes. Ce travail engage une réflexion critique et poétique sur la manière dont nous habitons les marges et sur la capacité de ces architectures en mutation à incarner un imaginaire contemporain.
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Younès Ben Slimane is an artist and filmmaker, trained in architecture at the National School of Architecture and Urbanism in Tunis, Tunisia and Le Fresnoy – Studio National des arts contemporains in Tourcoing, France. His work, situated at the crossroads of experimental cinema, explores the evocative power and poetry that arise from the interplay between architecture and the spaces that host it. His films are crafted around gestures, materials, and sites deeply embedded in ancient histories, reimagining them beyond their spatial and temporal confines to unveil their transformative potential for shaping new worlds.
In his Post-Diplôme research, Younès Ben Slimane delves into the notion of “set design” by examining the abandoned Star Wars film sets. He perceives these as liminal spaces where human interaction transforms artificial constructs into self-sustaining ecosystems. Initially conceived for fictional narratives, these sites prompt a reconsideration of their capacity to evolve into contemporary vernacular architectures, imbued with fresh functions and meanings. His work offers a poetic and critical meditation on our relationship with the periphery, exploring how these shifting architectures embody a fluid and evolving contemporary imagination.
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Younes Ben Slimane é artista e cineasta, formado em arquitetura pela Escola Nacional de Arquitetura e Urbanismo de Túnis (ENAU), em 2019, e por Fresnoy - Studio National, em 2022. Seu trabalho na fronteira do cinema experimental, busca como homenagear o poder evocativo e a poesia que surge do encontro entre a arquitetura e o lugar que a acolhe. Através de uma abordagem contemplativa, atenta à questão das origens e na qualidade da transformação, defende uma “abordagem não passiva do documentário”. A escrita de seus filmes se concentra em gestos, materiais e lugares para sugerir uma capacidade performática para um mundo a ser inventado.
