Heat, Hit

Ameni Ghimagi & Ilyes Louati

Ameni Ghimagi is a cultural manager and programmer. She holds a Master’s degree in cultural management and policy from Paris Dauphine University. For several years, she served as head of the film department at film festivals including the Carthage Film Festival and Gabès Cinéma Fen. She has supported a range of projects in cinema, music, and visual arts, combining creativity with organisational expertise.
Ilyes Louati is a film enthusiast and chief editor. He has worked on numerous short and feature-length film projects selected by major festivals. A full-time entrepreneur, he founded his production company in 2019. In 2023, he launched Room 95, a start-up dedicated to hip-hop culture. Room 95 is an alternative media platform for Tunisia’s underground cultural scene, aiming to promote local artists and introduce them to audiences through a digital platform.

art book

This book project creates a unique archive of Tunisia’s graffiti and street-art scene, documenting both mural works and the artists behind them. More than a compilation of images, it challenges the marginalisation of artists sometimes dismissed by the state as “vagrants” and recognises their role in shaping public space and cultural life.
Street art is not merely spray paint on a wall: it is a deeply rooted form of activism. It reclaims spaces once confiscated or inaccessible, fosters connections to community and homeland, and leaves a creative, political mark in the city. Since the 2011 revolution, Tunisian street art has expanded as a powerful language for expression, social critique, and collective memory.

The project pays tribute to artists whose names and works risk disappearing over time, precisely because of the ephemeral nature of their practice. By preserving their stories and creations, Ameni and Ilyes seek to inscribe these artists in Tunisia’s cultural history as agents of social and cultural change, while helping safeguard an art form that continues to transform the country’s public spaces.