Zineb Sedira

Film Canisters II , 2023

Zineb Sedira explores how cinema helps shape collective histories, particularly in societies emerging from oppression. “Films were especially important back then in the Global South because the majority of the population was illiterate,” says the artist. “Cinema was a form of education.” Mixed-media sculpture 'Film Canisters II' features a mound of earthy-toned film reels made from resin, stacked on a three-legged pedestal that recalls a camera tripod. Though the reels no longer function as tools for projecting images, their ghostly, frozen form captures the storytelling power of film. The hardened resin echoes the fluidity of memory, much like how still images preserve fleeting moments.