Utilisateur:Lmhammed/Brouillon
BIOGRAPHY
M'hammed Kilito (b. 1981, Russia) is an independent Moroccan photographer based in Rabat, Morocco. He is represented internationally by Native Agency and is a co-founder and a photographer of KOZ collective. He holds a Master of Arts in Political Science from Ottawa University and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Montreal. As a documentary photographer, he addresses issues relating to cultural identity and the human condition in Morocco.
In 2017, he received a grant from the Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Morocco and started photographing the series Destiny about the relation between work and social determinism. In 2018, M'hammed was part of the Arab Documentary Photography Program, a joint program by Magnum Foundation, AFAC and Prince Claus Fund during which he worked on his ongoing project Portrait of a generation questioning the realities of Moroccan youth. He is an alumnus of the 2019 edition of the Eddie Adams Workshop where he earned a National Geographic Award. In 2020, M'hammed was selected by the British Journal of Photography among the 18 best emerging photographers from across the globe to watch, was selected as a 6x6 Global Talent by World Press Photo, became a National Geographic Explorer, received The Photography Prize of the Fondation des Treilles and is currently shortlisted for The Contemporary African Photography Prize.
M'hammed is a member of the World Press Photo's African Photojournalism Database (APJD) and a contributor of Everyday Middle East and North Africa, a collection of images that convey a more accurate view of daily life in the MENA region than what is commonly seen in the media.
His work has been shown at festivals and venues including Sharjah Art Foundation (Sharjah), Tate Modern (London), Addis Foto Fest (Addis Ababa), PHotoESPAÑA (Madrid), Helsinki Photo Festival (Helsinki) and BredaPhoto Festival (Breda) amidst others. His photographs have been featured in magazines and newspapers such as The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The British Journal of Photography, Vogue Italia, L'Express, VICE Arabia and El Pais.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Portrait of a Generation, Open Studio, Museum Of Contemporary African Art Al Maaden (MACAAL) Residency, Marrakech
2019 Cinema Camera, Amman Image Festival, MMAG Foundation, Amman
2019 On est ensemble, École Supérieure des Arts Visuels (ESAV), Marrakech
2018 Cinéma Caméra, l'Uzine, Casablanca
2018 On est ensemble, MAXXX Project Space, Sierre
2017 Destiny, French Institute, Rabat
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 Destiny, Revela'T Festival, Barcelona
2020 Among you, BredaPhoto Festival, Breda
2020 Among you, Helsinki Photo Festival, Helsinki
2020 Destiny, Addis Foto Fest: Nine Years Survey, The Africa Institute, Sharjah
2020 United Artists, 1:54 OFF, Marrakech
2020 Sourtna, National Museum of Photography, Rabat
2019 Arab Street, Vol II, Gulf Photo Plus, Dubai
2019 Among you, Beirut Image Festival, Beirut
2019 Among you, Nouvelles écritures, La Fondation pour la Photographie, Tangier
2019 Sidi Harazem, une oasis moderne, Espace Expression CDG, Rabat
2019 Among you, Vantage Point, Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah
2019 Face à la mer, Mediterranean Photo Encounters, Tangier
2019 Destiny, International Photography Biennial of Cordoba, Cordoba
2019 Cinema Camera, La Quinzaine de la photographie de Yaoundé, YaPhoto Festival, Yaoundé
2018 Destiny, Addis Foto Fest, Addis Ababa
2018 Territoires silencieux, Les Rencontres Internationales de la photo de Fes, Fes
2018 En un instante, Marruecos, La Fundación de Tres Culturas del Mediterraneo, Sevilla
2018 Stories from water edge, International Biennial of Casablanca, Casablanca
2018 In a flash mood, Morocco, Mouassine Museum, Marrakech
2018 In a flash mood, Morocco, PhotoESPAÑA Festival, Casa Arabe, Madrid
2018 Photos de mémoires, mémoires de photos, Les Rencontres de la photographie de Rabat, Espace, Rabat
2018 Points de vue, Galerie Abla Ababou, Rabat
2017 Intimes- Errances, ArtCompany / Episodes 2, Casablanca
2017 Imitation, Youmein Festival, Technopark, Tangier
2017 Images passagères, Rétine argentique, Marseille
2017 Open Studio, Printemps de l'Art Contemporain, La Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille
2017 Chronique d'un changement annoncé, Festival Rabat Résonances, Dar El-Mrini, Rabat
2017 Génération Flash, Fondation Alliances, Casablanca
2017 Les journées photographiques de Taza, Complexe culturel, Taza
2017 PULP#4, Fotofilmic gallery, Vancouver
2016 Les nuits photographiques, 5th edition, National Library, Rabat
2016 Terrain de jeu, Dabaphoto 2, Le 18, Marrakech
2016 Les nuits photographiques d’Essaouira, Essaouira
2016 OffPrint London, Tate Modern Museum, London
PRIZES, NOMINATIONS AND RESIDENCIES
2020 British Journal of Photography’s Ones To Watch
2020 Art Jameel Research and Practice Platform Grant
2020 6x6 Global Talent Program by World Press Photo
2020 CAP Prize Shortlisted
2020 Joop Swart Masterclass Nominee by World Press Photo
2020 National Geographic Society Explorer Grant
2020 The Photography Prize of Fondation des Treilles, Tourtour
2020 Air, Caravane Tighmert, Tighmert
2019 National Geographic Award - EAW, New York
2019 Eddie Adams Workshop, New York
2019 Mobility grant, Prince Claus Fund, Amsterdam
2019 Air, Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden (MACAAL), Marrakech
2019 Special mention, In Frame x Photo Doc, Paris
2019 Special mention, Face à la mer, Tangier
2018 Arab Documentary Photography Program I Magnum Foundation/Prince Claus Fund/AFAC Grant
2018 Air, La Ruche Documentaire, Agadir International Documentary Festival, Agadir
2018 Air, SMArt programme, Sierre
2017 Air, Youmein Festival, Tangier
2017 Air, La Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille
2017 Air, Takafes, Fez
2016 Air, Caravane Tighmert, Tighmert
2016 Visual Art Project Grant, Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Morocco
WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS
2019 Artists in residency, talk with Mouna Saboni and M'hammed Kilito, MACAAL, Marrakech
2019 We are together, École Supérieure des Arts Visuels (ESAV), Marrakech
2018 Photography workshop, Équations nomades, Bamako
2018 Africa of the Africans, International Artists Gathering, Fez
2017 Visual Sociology in Morocco, School of Social Science, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane
2017 Presentation of the book Un si long chemin, Cinéma Renaissance, Rabat
2017 Immigration in Morocco: the challenges of integration, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Rabat
2017 À l'épreuve de nos désirs, French Institute, Rabat
2017 La ville autrement, Photomed, La Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille
2017 Art in time of crisis, International Artists Gathering, Fez
2017 Photography workshop, French Institute, Rabat
PUBLICATIONS AND CLIENTS
British Journal of Photography
The Washington Post
The Wall Street Journal
Vogue Italia
Le Monde
VICE Arabia
The Atlantic
El Pais
World Press Photo Witness - Four to Follow
Tribe Magazine
Something We Africans Got
GQ Italia
Jeune Afrique
Zeke Magazine
Contemporary And
L'oeil de la photographie
Off The Wall
Art Africa
One World Magazine
Afrique Magazine
L'Express
Diptyk
Telquel
Vu Magazine
L'Économiste
Africultures
La Vie
The Gulf Today
WORKS IN COLLECTIONS
Museum of Contemporary African Art Al Maaden (MACAAL), Marrakech
La Fondation pour la Photographie, Tangier
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Office, Rabat
Fondation Touria et Abdelaziz Tazi, Casablanca
Fotofilmic Collections, Vancouver
Fondation pour le développement durable des régions de montagne, Sion
Musée Mohammed VI pour la civilisation de l'eau au Maroc, Marrakech
Palais Saadi Collection, Marrakech
Private collections
EDUCATION
2010 - 2012 Master in Political Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
2007 - 2010 Bachelor in Political Science, University of Montreal, Montreal
2001 - 2007 Bachelor in Software Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
2005 - 2006 Photography Program, Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa
LANGUAGES
Arabic, English, Spanish and French