2018 Art Action Day - Meriam Bousselmi "I can be denied a visa, but no one can prevent the wanderings of my soul and spirit."

Description

In preparation for the 2018 Art Action Day, the Artists at Risk Connection (ARC) of PEN America interviewed artists from all over the world to ask them about the importance of art and free movement in their lives. Meriam Bousselmi is a Tunisian dramaturg, director and lecturer who writes both in Arabic and French. The recurring themes of her work are power and justice in their universal dimension. Her pieces deal with the issue of authoritative discourse, the right to say with Ce que le dictateur n'a pas dit (What The Dictator has not say), and the duty to be quiet with Mémoire en retraite (Retired Memory). When we reached out to her for an interview she proposed instead to read her theatrical essay "You are not a tree."

Participants

• Meriam Bousselmi
  
• Laura Kauer Garcia
  
• Artists At Risk Connection
  

Interview By

• Artists At Risk Connection