about habib slimani

Shulamit sent me photos of Habib and his family, poems he has written in French, English and Arabic and a few of his paintings. His desire to present his art in Israel, the subjects of his paintings and the names he gave them, convinced us that his artworks should be shown.

In time we made connection with Habib through the internet, but the connection with him is difficult and discontinuous. We talk to him on Skype, or via other friends who Shulamit is in touch with. Over a period of six months, we have been collecting his poems, photos and paintings, piece by piece.

Habib does not give names to all of his artworks. Sometimes he calls them "abstract number 1,2 3" and so on. The paintings Habib did  gave the associative context on which this dynamic exhibition was created.

The exhibition we present to you was created after thorough sorting and in-depth observation  of  Habibs work, in order to find a common theme for all of the artwork you see. Since our connection with Habib is so discontinuous we can't know for certain his thoughts and feelings in making this artworks. We asked his permission to have a free hand in collecting this exhibition,combining his thoughts with the feelings they inspired in us. This blending formed the basis for creating the exhibition.

Habib, was born in Algiers and is married  and the father of two girls, Habibwrites poetry in Arabic, English and French. He is a photographer, painter and graphic designer.

This is what he writes about himself:

I was born in Algiers in 1972.  I graduated in electronics from the University of Constantine in Algiers. I design and create fountains. I am married and have two girls, Diana is 4 years old and Sophia is 10 months old. My wife graduated from an art school in Constantine and she teaches textile painting. 

I love to write poetry and paint.

My connections with Shulamit started through the skype. I found this woman very human. I think that art and culture are a wonderful way to bring people closer and to blur negative relations.