Fayçal Baghriche (b.1972, Skikda, Algeria) lives and works in Paris, France
Mixing performance, installation, sculpture, video and photography, Fayçal Baghriche undermines familiar points of reference with his unique approach to the everyday and our collective societal consciousness. Baghriche studied at Villa Arson in Nice before moving to Paris, where he helped to create an artist’s residency at La Villa du Lavoir in 2003. His work has been shown at numerous exhibitions in France and internationally, including Le Shed, Centre d’Art de Normandie, France (2017); Human Resources, Los Angeles (2014); the Delfina Foundation, London (2012) and Kunstverein Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany (2010). His work has also been included in major international exhibitions such as the Dakar Biennale (2014); Gwangju Biennale (2012); and Triennale of Sorocoba, Brazil (2014). Souvenir was exhibited during the 54th Venice Biennale in the first pan-Arab pavilion, The Future of a Promise (2011).