Land Art

Amin Hasni, an architect by training and a burgeoning farmer, has been cultivating an agricultural domain on the mountainside in the southeast of Tunis since 2009, transforming it into his personal workshop. Here, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery through agriculture, art, and architecture—a deeply personal quest to reconnect with nature, the senses, and life itself.

Throughout the years, opportunities have arisen, and at times, Amin has intentionally created them, for installations and projects, always with the aim of being outdoors, in direct contact with people and the elements. “My aim is to bring the artistic act out of galleries and city walls and exhibit it outdoors in nature,” he explains.

Reflecting on the interaction between art and nature, Amin draws inspiration from the origins of artistic expression—perhaps the earliest humans in the vast Sahara or Australian Aborigines, who adorned rocks in the steppe with their art. Similarly, he sees the streets as a canvas, a place where art meets people, provokes them, engages them, and sometimes disrupts them. Art, in this context, finds its true meaning through interaction with people, as it becomes part of their daily lives, outside the confines of galleries or private spaces.

As Amin’s workshop expands, it extends beyond the mountainside to various locations such as the streets of Tunis, Djerba, the Costa Rican jungle, and even the medina of Tunis. The mountain serves as a metaphorical host for humanity, while the workshops continue and diversify, reaching new audiences and engaging with diverse environments and cultures.