Bousnina’s space is the second art gallery to open this year in Tunis. “We are also trying to bring art into the larger Tunisian community – providing access to communities with no access to art or art activities,” said Feriani. An exterior view of Selma Feriani’s Tunis gallery Image: Courtesy of Selma FerianiThis burst of newcomers onto Tunisia’s art scene is taking place during a time of great uncertainty for the country. Each year Kilani organises El Kazma, a video art exhibition in the coastal city of Gabès, in parallel with the Gabès Cinema Fen, an annual festival of Arab cinema. In 2019, longtime Tunisian art collector and patron Lina Lazaar opened B7L9, a new contemporary art space in an impoverished area outside of Tunis.
