Bouazizi, 2013
acrylic on canvas
100 x 100 cm
Mohamed Bouazizi (1984-2011) was a street vendor who catalysed the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia and the wider Arab Spring. His self-immolation on 17 December 2010 in Sidi Bouzid was in...
Mohamed Bouazizi (1984-2011) was a street vendor who catalysed the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia and the wider Arab Spring. His self-immolation on 17 December 2010 in Sidi Bouzid was in response to the confiscation of his wares and humiliation by a female police officer who publicly slapped him.