Amira Lamti is a visual artist born in 1996 in Sousse, Tunisia, where she lives and works.

Her practice articulates photography, video and installation around questions related to the body, memory and transmission, drawing on a family heritage rooted in spiritual rituals and popular practices.
A graduate of the École des Beaux-Arts de Sousse, she is a laureate of the mentorship program of the École Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie d'Arles (ENSP). Her residency journey has taken her to La Villette (Paris), Villa Salammbô (Sousse), Hangar (Barcelona), Selebe Yoon (Dakar) and Tassarout (Rabat).

Her work has been presented in international institutions and events, notably at the Yosr Ben Ammar Gallery and the Biennale Jaou (Tunis), the Image Festival in Amman (Jordan), the Abbaye de Jumièges (Normandy) and the Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art (SAMoCA).

In 2026, she was selected for the Louis Roederer Foundation Discovery Prize and the Madame Figaro Arles Photo Prize, as part of the 57th edition of the Rencontres d'Arles.


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Artsy | 5 Artists Inspired by Moroccan Rugs and North African Weaving
26/05/2026 - Naima Morelli

Madame Figaro | Prix de la Photo Madame Figaro Arles 2026: a closer look at the 8 nominated photographers 16/07/2026 - Virginie Huet

LaPresse Tunisie | Visual artist Amira Lamti selected for the prestigious Discovery Prize of the Rencontres d'Arles 2026: Bent El Machta continues its journey 09/07/2026 - Meysem Marrouki

Doors Menyi | Amira Lamti and Rochdi Belgasmi: "The machta embodies a silent but profoundly active femininity" 17/06/2025

LaPresse Tunisie | "Bent el Machta", Amira Lamti's solo exhibition at Yosr Ben Ammar Gallery: A story of transmissions
30/11/2024 - Alya Hamza

LaPresse Tunisie | "Bent el Machta", Amira Lamti's solo exhibition at Yosr Ben Ammar Gallery: A ritual, its images, its sounds and its senses
10/10/2024