Watson Events

Series of Events | Thinking Algeria at 60: Images from a Revolution

Photography Exhibit 

"Mohamed Kouaci: Vision(s) of Algeria" 

Curated by Adel Ben Bella, the photography exhibit centers on the work of Algerian photographer Mohamed Kouaci. Kouaci was one of the very few Algerian photographers to document the entire Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962) on the FLN (Front de Libération Nationale) side as well as the first few years (1962-1965) of the new Algerian Nation. A self-taught practitioner born in Blida, Algeria, Kouaci was head of the photography service at the Information Ministry of the GPRA (Gouvernement Provisoire de la République Algérienne) as well as the sole photographer and photo editor of the FLN newspaper, El Moudjahid, from 1958 until 1962. Although unable to enter his country during most of the war due to the French colonial army’s sealing of Algeria's borders with Morocco and Tunisia starting in 1957, Kouaci’s work created a powerful and lasting vision of Algeria and the narrative of its revolution.

Film Screenings

7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Opening Reception | Agora, Stephen Robert Hall, Watson Institute
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. "Film and the Algerian Revolution" presented by Olivier Hadouchi, film curator and independent researcher Olivier Hadouchi. A short documentary and archival films from the time of the Algerian War of Independence | True North Room, Stephen Robert Hall, Watson Institute.

Symposium

"Algeria, from Revolution to Independence: A Visual Inquiry" continues on October 28, 2022 at the Watson Institute, Joukowsky Forum.