ABOUT THE ARTIST Born in Oujda (Morocco), 1986. Lives and works in Marseille Younes Baba-ali is a multi-disciplinary artist, since graduating from L’Ecole Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg in 2008, sound material and its conditioning have become central elements of his artistic work. His pieces aim to involve the viewers in the artistic process, asserting that without them, the piece cannot exist. It is a way of encouraging the viewers to become more than just visitors. They are questioned on the rights they have in relation to the pieces and are discouraged from their usual viewing habits. Thus, he experiments with the ability of sound to reach out in space and to involve the body of the viewer in the creation process.

STUDIES AND FORMATION

2008
National diploma of Plastic Art section with mention in the Fine Art School of Strasbourg

2007 - 2008
Fine Art Academy of Wroclaw, Poland.

2005
Technician’s patent Draftsman model maker graphic Communications section at La Joliverie, Nantes.

2003
Professional Certificate Draftsman of execution in Graphic Communication at La Joliverie, Nantes.

SWORKSHOP, STAGES AND RESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE

2009
Residency at the center of new media art «Wro Art Center», March-May, Wroclaw, Poland.
Residency at the «Potsdam Fabrik», for the solo dance project “ Mimesis “ of Simona Ferrar, work around the sound and video space, in agust, in Potsdam, Germany.
Residency at «La Casa Encendida», for the solo dance project “ Mimesis “ of Simona Ferrar, work around the sound and video space, in February, in Madrid.

COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS

2010
2nd Prize of the international art prize “The Glocal Rookie of the Year” with the video installation
“Tic Nerveux”, Kunstart 2010, Bolzano, Italy.

CONTEMPORARY ART FESTIVAL

2010
Participation in the 17th edition of the «Festival Iinternational d’Art Vidéo de Casablanca», curated by Majid Seddati in March, Morocco.

2009
Participation in the 9th edition of the «FIAV» in the selection of the Moroccan video artists,
curated by Fatima Mazmouz in December, Catania, Sicilia.
Participation in the “Brick+Mortar International Video Art Festival”, curated by Natasha Becker, in October, Greenfield, USA.
Participation in the 15th edition of the festival «La Mar de Musicas» dedicated to Morocco,
selected by Majid Seddati, in July-August, Cartagena.
Participation in the video art festival «Loop Video Art» as a curator and artist for the French
selection of the DVD Project presented in the gallery «Miscellanea» in May, Barcelona.

2008
Participation in the 4th edition of the sound and interactive Art festival «In-Sonora», from October to November, Madrid.

2006
Participation in the 1st multidisciplinary meeting «Corps Multiples», in the Bain Douche Municipaux in June, Strasbourg

2005
Participation in the “TRANSFORMEUR”, 35 hours of Artistic recycling, Nantes

ORGANISATION / COORDINATION TASKS

2009
Organisator and coordinator of the first edition of the «Saout Meeting», Sound & Interactive Art meeting in collaboration with the festival «In-Sonora» in December, Tetouan, Morocco.
Participation in the «White Night of Burgos» as a curator for the French selection of the DVD Project, presented in the gallery «Espacio Tangente» in May, Burgos.
Curator for the French selection of the «DVD Project» international video art project, presented in the gallery «Le Syndicat Potentiel» in May, Strasbourg.
Jury for the sound and interactive art festival In-Sonora V, in February, in Madrid.

2008
Co-organisation of the first edition of the «Festival de Coutures»: theatre, dance, performance, video art, concerts of international artists, in November, Strasbourg.

CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR

2010
Participation in the 7th edition of the International Art Fair of Bolzano «Kunstart 10» invited by the gallery Arte Contemporanea Bruxelles, in March, Italy.

ART BIENNIAL

2009
Participation in the 3rd edition of the Biennial «Art in Marrakech» curated by Abdellah Karoum and invited by «Taverna Especial» in November, Morocco.
Participation in the 14th edition of the «Biennial of Young Artists of Europe and Mediterranea»
selected by the JAA association, in September, Skopje, Macedonia.
Participation in the 13th biennial of new media art «Wro 09» in the gallery «BWA Awangardia»
in May, Wroclaw, Poland.

SHOWS AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

2009
Collective exhibition «De-ci de-là/Media, 3 years of cultural exchanges between Alsace and Lower Silesia», organized by the Frac Alsace in September, Strasbourg.
Collective exhibition of photography «Covers 02», in the gallery «Espacio Menos Uno» in July, Madrid.
Collective exhibition «Desastres Cotidianos» in the gallery «Espacio Menos Uno» in June, Madrid.
Collective exhibition «Art-In-Residence» in the «Wro Art Center», in May-June, Wroclaw, Poland.
Collective exhibition «Interference» organized by Stichting Idee-fixe in colaboration with the Spanish festival In-Sonora, in January-March, in the Electron Building, Breda, Holland.

2008
Collective exhibition «3 days exhibition concept» curated by Franck Bragigand in the CEAAC,
in June, Strasbourg.
Sound performance by wireless radio transmission, realized with Arnaud Tanguy, in March,Wroclaw, Poland.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 

2009
Invited by «Taverna Especial», project co-founded by Giles Round & Mark Aerial Waller and
curated by Victoria Brooks, in the «Sketch Gallery» from October to December, London.

2008
Solo exhibition in the New Media Art Center «Wro Art Center» organized by the French Embassy, in March, Wroclaw, Poland.

PUBBLICATION

«The Glocal Rookie of the Year» Catalog of the emergant young artist award, Kunstart Bolzano, Italy, 2010.
«De-ci de-là Média» Catalog and Dvd edited by Ecart Production and Ceaac, Strasbourg, 2009.
«A proposal for articulating works and places» Catalog of the 3rd Aim Biennial of Marrakesh, edited by Hors Champs, Marrakesh 2009.
«Skopje Biennial 2009» Catalog of the XIV Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean, edited by Electra, Macedonia 2009.
«Covers 02» Catalog of the photography exhibition, edited by Menos Uno Gallery, Madrid, 2009.
«Expanded City» Catalog of the 13th Media Art Biennial WRO 09, edited by Wro Art Center, Wroclaw Poland 2009.
«In-Sonora IV & V, Sound & Interactif Art Festival» Catalog edited by Menos Uno Gallery, Madrid, 2009.
«Une ville vue par des artistes» Poly Magazine n° 128, by Thomas Flagel, Strasbourg, 2009.

INTERVIEWS / RADIO

“El postre”, Reportage on the “AIM Biennial of Marrakesh”
(Radio Tres, radio Nacional de Espana), december 2009
“Festival de Coutures”, Special program on the 1st edition of the multidisciplinary festival
(REC, Radio en Construction, Strasbourg), November 2008.
“Hablar en arte“, Special program on “In-sonora” festival
(Radio Circulo, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid), october 2008