“The Birds Are Chirping Above the Tree” — a phrase that carries the soft echoes of childhood, the first whispers of language, and the profound connection between words, images, and memory, as reflected in the artist Hamid Zénati’s very first Arabic lesson, learned in Algeria.

The Kamel Lazaar Foundation and the Hamid Zénati Estate, with the support of the Goethe-Institut Tunis are thrilled to present The Birds Are Chirping Above the Tree, a captivating retrospective exhibition celebrating the audacious and visionary world of Hamid Zénati (1944–2022) at B7L9 Art Centre. The vernissage will take place on Friday, April 18 at 5:30 PM, and the exhibition will run until July 20, 2025. This exhibition brings together a rare collection of the artist’s works in dialogue with key pieces from the Kamel Lazaar Foundation collection and renowned artists whose works resonate deeply with those of Zénati.

This exhibition invites you to dive into Zénati’s boundless universe — a world where vivid hues, intricate patterns, and rebellious surfaces come together to create an emotional journey through resistance, hope, and transformation.

We invite you to join us for the opening of this extraordinary celebration of one of North Africa's most inventive and profound artistic voices.