Through sober and refined works, Djamel Tatah offers a depiction of the contemporary person affirming their presence in the world. Sourcing ideas from a large portfolio of images, from historically significant artworks to press cuttings, films and personal pictures, Tatah composes his scenes, placing family and friends in carefully choreographed poses which he then photographs. The digital image is projected as life size figures onto the canvas, in preparation for a long and meticulous painting process.
The artist has been exhibited internationally, in institutions such as the Salamanca Arts Center, Salamanca (2002), the Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou (2005), at the Beaux-Arts Museum, Nantes (2008), at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nice (France 2009), at the Villa Medici in Rome (2010), at the Chambord Castle (2011) and the Algiers Museum of Modern and Contemporary (2013). His work has been acquired by institutions worldwide, such as the Barjeel Art Foundation (Sharjah), the British Museum (London), the Centre Pompidou (Paris) and the MACAAL (Marrakech).