Zineb Sedira - A Brief Moment

This catalogue accompanies Zineb Sedira's exhibition at the Jeu de Paume, covering a period from 1998 to the present, and mediums as diverse as video, film, installation, and photography. Zineb Sedira's work focuses on social and political evolutions in modern societies and issues of displacement and memory in contemporary history. Highlighting her specific interest in archives and in the collecting, recording, and transmission of histories, her work has frequently been identified with post-colonial issues and in particular with her family history. 'A Brief Moment' brings together works dating from 1998 to the present day.