Hans Hamid
Stitches of My Story

A film by Nicolai af Rosenborg | 2022

Danemark
en
en
18'

Hans Hamid｜Stitches of My Story

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Synopsis

Hans Hamid Rasmussen's Kasbah Walking series is a work of reconciliation. Born in Algeria in 1963, Rasmussen grew up in Norway, his mother's homeland, after the Algerian coup forced his family into exile. To integrate into Scandinavian society, Hamid renounced his origins: at the age of fourteen, he took steps to become Hans. Attracted by the arts, he tried his hand at photography before turning to textiles, and more specifically embroidery. It was during his first return to Algeria in 2001, and during numerous strolls through the Kasbah, that he brought these two facets of his art together. Forty years after the brutality of his departure, this journey of discovery also allowed him to piece together his past and fully embrace his multicultural identity. Born Hamid, he became Hans, and is now Hans Hamid. This film tells his story.

What you will find in this film

Beyond photography • the meeting of photography and textiles • the trauma of exile • a journey of discovery • a reconciled identity • creativity as a source of healing

Keywords

Analogue Photography Experimental & Alternative Photography Creative & Exhibition Photography The Artist at Work

I slowly developed an understanding that photography is not enough for me. I need more time. Photography was too fast a media.

Hans Hamid Rasmussen Photographer

When you work with art you have the possibility to reconfigure negative emotions into creative and positive results.

Hans Hamid Rasmussen Photographer

I don’t see my Algerian history as totally different from Norwegian. That’s the reason I don’t speak about two cultural backgrounds. It’s interconnected.

Hans Hamid Rasmussen Photographer

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The authors/artists

Hans Hamid Rasmussen

Nicolai af Rosenborg

Further exploration

Hans Hamid Rasmussen et Ellef Prestsæter ; Elva er et annet sted ; Torpedo Press ; 2022

Hans Hamid Rasmussen's page on his gallery's website

A beautiful article about Hans Hamid Rasmussen recounting his life and creative journey