BBR
Passages Centre d'Art Contemporain•May 29, 2026 — Aug 14, 2026
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Passages is delighted to present the work of Louisa Babari in a solo exhibition running from May 30 to August 14, 2026.
BBR brings together family photographs, candid snapshots, and archival images. Drawings, collages, and a video complete the body of work presented throughout the art center’s galleries. Comprising 80 works—most of them produced specifically for the exhibition—the project symbolically retraces the history of the artist’s surname, Babari, whose roots lie in the Numidian territory of the Aurès region in Algeria.
For Passages, the artist has chosen to create a family portrait across generations, one that is intrinsically intertwined with the history of Algeria. Through a constellation of figures, archaeological traces, and ancient statues, the exhibition unfolds both a historical and an intimate narrative.
The exhibition title, BBR, emerged from the artist’s research in Algeria. By tracing the paths of the Babari tribe—identified as BBR on certain stelae—she ultimately…
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BBR
Passages Centre d'Art Contemporain•May 29, 2026 — Aug 14, 2026
Press Release
Passages is delighted to present the work of Louisa Babari in a solo exhibition running from May 30 to August 14, 2026.
BBR brings together family photographs, candid snapshots, and archival images. Drawings, collages, and a video complete the body of work presented throughout the art center’s galleries. Comprising 80 works—most of them produced specifically for the exhibition—the project symbolically retraces the history of the artist’s surname, Babari, whose roots lie in the Numidian territory of the Aurès region in Algeria.
For Passages, the artist has chosen to create a family portrait across generations, one that is intrinsically intertwined with the history of Algeria. Through a constellation of figures, archaeological traces, and ancient statues, the exhibition unfolds both a historical and an intimate narrative.
The exhibition title, BBR, emerged from the artist’s research in Algeria. By tracing the paths of the Babari tribe—identified as BBR on certain stelae—she ultimately…





















































