MINA SQUALLI-HOUSSAÏNI

OUR CHIMERAS ARE MEANT TO BE, 2019 COURTESY THE ARTIST

In her installations Mina Squalli-Houssaïni evokes a sense of intimacy. Her figures are in-between animals and Star Wars mascots. Three large-scale insects are dressed in traditional Algerian celebratory gowns caught in an imaginary conversation. Creating references to matrimonial figures such as the mother, the aunty, and the grandmother the sculptures are emitting something overly familiar. What are they debating? Who is the leader? Who remains silent?