Meriem Bennani

Meriem Bennani (MR) works across video, sculpture and installation. She is interested in archetypes of human behaviour and ritual, which she explores through the visual characteristics of contemporary digital media, testing the tension field between familiarity and alienation, real and virtual. Her choice of subject is motivated by a political commitment, in the hope to transcend the limitations of representational aesthetics. Bennani simultaneously addresses and is inspired by the cultural and linguistic clashes that are such an integral part of our globalised society - complexities which inform her approach. Through technology, she articulates a new language in an attempt to try to make sense of it all, considering After Effects, Premiere and Cinema 4D as her main tools to distort and appropriate raw footage. Her immersive and dynamic way of displaying her work, with the use of projection mapping, enhance her distinct way of telling stories: reaching people through their emotional intelligence and sense of humour. She is based in New York.