M'HAMMED KILITO
b. 1981, Lvov, Ukraine
Lives and works in Marrakech, Morocco
EDUCATION
2012 Master in Political Science, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
2010 Bachelor in Political Science, University of Montreal, Montreal
2006 Photography Program, Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa
FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS
2018 Destiny, Addis Foto Fest, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (December 2018)
2018 On est ensemble, ÉSAV, Marrakech, Morocco (January 2019)
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 Cinéma Caméra, l'Uzine, Casablanca, Morocco
2018 On est ensemble, MAXXX Project Space, Sierre, Switzerland
2017 Destiny, French Institute, Rabat, Morocco
2016 Un si long chemin, Cinéma Renaissance, Rabat, Morocco
2016 Un si long chemin, Fondation Orient Occident, Rabat, Morocco
2016 Morocco Diaries, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
2007 Reflexions, Rasputin, Ottawa, Canada
2006 Reflexions, Galerie Nostalgica, Ottawa, Canada
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 En un instante, Marruecos, PhotoESPAÑA Festival, Casa Arabe, Madrid, Spain
2018 Photos de mémoires, mémoires de photos, Les Rencontres de la photographie de Rabat, Espace Expressions CDG, Rabat, Morocco
2018 Points de vue, Galerie Abla Ababou, Rabat, Morocco
2017 Charity auction, Palais Selman, Marrakech, Morocco
2017 Intimes - Errances, Art Company / Episodes 2, Casablanca, Morocco
2017 Imitation, Youmein Festival, Technopark, Tangier, Morocco
2017 Images passagères, Rétine argentique, Marseille, France
2017 Open Studio, Printemps de l'Art Contemporain, La Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille, France
2017 Les hommes défendent l'égalité en héritage, Galerie Fan-Dok, Rabat, Morocco
2017 Chronique d'un changement annoncé, Festival Rabat Résonances, Dar El-Mrini, Rabat, Morocco
2017 Génération Flash, Fondation Alliances, Casablanca, Morocco
2017 Les journées photographiques de Taza, Complexe culturel, Taza, Morocco
2017 PULP#4, Fotofilmic gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2016 Les nuits photographiques, 5th edition, National Library, Rabat, Morocco
2016 Terrain de jeu, Dabaphoto 2, Le 18, Marrakech, Morocco
2016 Les nuits photographiques d’Essaouira, Essaouira, Morocco
2016 Off Print London, Tate Modern Museum, London, UK
2016 Les hommes défendent l'égalité en héritage, National Library, Rabat, Morocco
2008 Reflexions, Centre d’exposition de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
2007 Reflexions, Galerie d’art contemporain Visual Voice, Montréal, Canada
SHORT FILM PROJECTIONS
2018 Rumeur Casablancaise, Agora, Biennale d'architecture, Rabat-Salé, Morocco (September)
2016 Seuls ensemble, Main film Centre d’artiste/cinéma indépendant, Montréal, Canada
2016 Seuls ensemble, Ottawa short film festival, Ottawa, Canada
PUBLICATIONS
The Wall Street Journal
World Press Photo
The Washington Post
El Pais
Jeune Afrique
Off The Wall
Fotofilmic
Onfilm.Photo
Onorient
Afrique Magazine
L'Express
Un si long chemin : paroles de réfugiés au Maroc
Diptyk
Telquel
Lioumness
Kiblind Magazine
Les hommes défendent l'égalité en héritage
Vu Magazine
L'Économiste
2M Maroc
Le Site Info
Yabiladi
Huffington Post
Africultures
Aujourd'hui le Maroc
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2018 Invisible Borders, Uganda, Rwanda, RDC, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique
2018 La Ruche Documentaire, Agadir International Documentary Festival, Agadir, Morocco
2018 SMArt programme, Sierre, Switzerland
2017 Youmein Festival, Tanger, Morocco
2017 La Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille, France
2017 Al-Qarawiyyin, Fez, Morocco
2016 Caravane Tighmert, Tighmert, Morocco
WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS
2018 Photography workshop, Équations nomades, Bamako, Mali
2018 Africa of the Africans, International Artists Gathering, Fez, Morocco
2017 Visual Sociology in Morocco, School of Social Science, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco
2017 Presentation of the book Un si long chemin, Cinéma Renaissance, Rabat, Morocco
2017 Immigration in Morocco: the challenges of integration, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Rabat, Morocco
2017 À l'épreuve de nos désirs, French Institute, Rabat, Morocco
2017 La ville autrement, Photomed, La Friche la Belle de Mai, Marseille, France
2017 Art in time of crisis, International Artists Gathering, Fez, Morocco
2017 Photography workshop, French Institute, Rabat, Morocco
AWARDS, NOMINATIONS AND GRANTS
2017 Winner, Fotofilmic17 Spring Shortlist
2016 Grant for Visual Arts Projects, Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Morocco