In brief — “Résonance Croisée” is the second painting and sculpture exhibition by Tunisian artist Salma Mbarek, created in collaboration with SKILA. The exhibition ran from April 23 to May 6, 2026, at the Espace Art & Culture Hédi Turki, Cité Mahragène, Tunis.
On April 23, 2026, the Espace Art & Culture Hédi Turki in Cité Mahragène came alive with a remarkable evening: the opening of “Résonance Croisée,” the second painting and sculpture exhibition by Salma Mbarek, created in collaboration with SKILA.
The vernissage brought together, in a warm and intimate atmosphere, the artist’s partners, friends, and family — gathered to celebrate a journey defined by passion, perseverance, and a deep devotion to artistic creation. An evening filled with love, sensitivity, and the particular courage of artists who give themselves entirely to their craft — a painter and sculptor who shapes herself before shaping her works.
“Résonance Croisée” places two creative gestures in dialogue: the ancestral art of weaving, and the contemporary practices of painting and sculpture. Two disciplines that seem worlds apart in their tools and materials, yet are united by the same demand — the patience of a hand that slowly transforms raw matter into beauty. This is precisely the resonance that SKILA and Salma Mbarek chose to illuminate: the loom and the brush, the thread and the color, in quiet conversation throughout the run of the exhibition.
For SKILA, this artistic collaboration is part of a broader commitment: to forge living connections with Tunisian creators and to support a thriving local arts scene, building on previous partnerships in Mahdia.
“Résonance Croisée” ran until May 6, 2026, at the Espace Art & Culture Hédi Turki — an invitation to discover Salma Mbarek’s world, and to witness, for a fleeting moment, the silent dialogue between thread and canvas.