Photo : Installation view, Archives des invisibles, KADIST, Paris, 2026. [Photo by Elise Augustynen].
Archives of the Invisibles
KADIST presents Archives of the Invisibles, a project by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige. Bringing together filmmakers and artists mainly from the Mediterranean rim (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine) and France, this first installment, created for the Mediterranean Season 2026, takes the form of an exhibition presented at KADIST Paris from October 10, 2026 to January 9, 2027, accompanied by a program of meetings, screenings, and visits.
KADIST (Paris 18th)
About
A project by
Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige
In collaboration with Amélie Galli, head of the Cinémathèque idéale des banlieues du monde for the Centre Pompidou, and Taddeo Reinhardt
With
Namir Abdel Messeeh, Mohamad Abdouni, Kamal Aljafari, Ahmed Amer, Danielle Arbid, Cyril Aris, Kader Attia, Nader S. Ayache, Ismaïl Bahri, Mehdi Barsaoui, Éric Baudelaire, Kaouther Ben Hania, Afef Ben Mahmoud and Khalil Benkirane, Simone Bitton, Dominique Cabrera, Lana Daher, Alice Diop, Sofia Djama, Nabil Djedouani, Rana Eid, Souad El-Bouhati, Jihan El-Tahri, Mahdi Fleifel, Ahmad Ghossein, Alain Gomis, Tala Hadid, Annemarie Jacir, Bouchra Khalili, Yanis Koussim, Nadine Labaki, Sébastien Lifshitz, Laïla Marrakchi, Rayane Mcirdi, Najwa Najjar, Eliane Raheb, Amal Ramsis, Ghassan Salhab, Jayce Salloum, Elias Sanbar, Céline Sciamma, Zineb Sedira, Lina Soualem, Mohamed Soueid, Rania Stephan, Elia Suleiman, Virgil Vernier, Hady Zaccak, Rebecca Zlotowski.
The idea of Archives of the Invisibles has accompanied Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige for a long time. It has been nourished by their attention to what escapes, to what remains off-screen, to the missing, buried, or forgotten images.
The project turns to the images that artists and filmmakers still carry within themselves: shot footage that never found its place in a film but remains alive in their memory. What becomes of these images, these faces, these landscapes, filmed, loved, and then left aside? What could emerge if these images were shared and gathered?
Each artist and filmmaker is invited to unveil unpublished sequences and accompany them with a testimonial. Together, these fragments draw a sensitive and polyphonic cartography: a living archive, in perpetual construction.
Public Program
Every Saturday at 4 PM: guided tour led by the mediation team
Free upon registration via Explore Paris
Saturday, November 7 from 3 PM to 6 PM: Ghost Editing: collage and fanzine workshop, guided tour.
→ KADIST Paris, 21 rue des Trois Frères, 75018 Paris
Free upon registration here
Monday, December 14 at 7:30 PM: Sharing the Invisibles: screening and talk.
→ La Fémis, Salle Renoir, 6 Rue Francœur, 75018 Paris
Free upon registration (link to come)
Tuesday, January 19, 2027 at 8 PM: Archives of the Invisibles: cine-concert for the opening of the “Un état du monde” festival.
→ Forum des images, Westfield Forum des Halles, 2 rue du cinéma, 75001 Paris
Free upon registration (link to come)
Monday, February 1, 2027, at 7 PM: Restoring our imaginaries: screening and talk as part of the monthly meeting of the Cinémathèque idéale des banlieues du monde.
→ Mk2 Bibliothèque x Centre Pompidou
Free upon registration (link to come)
Archives of the Invisibles
Open Thursday to Friday from 11 AM to 7 PM and Saturday from 3 PM to 7 PM
Wednesday by appointment between 10 AM and 6 PM via programs@kadist.org
Free and open access I Accessible to people with reduced mobility
Our take on this event
Some of the most powerful cinematic moments are the ones that never made it to the final cut. This unique exhibition invites you to explore a hidden archive of forgotten footage and untold stories, offering a rare glimpse into the secret visual memories that artists carry with them.
Archives of the Invisibles, curated by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, delves into the cinematic memory by showcasing forgotten or discarded footage. Open to visitors aged 10 and up, this exhibition highlights unseen visual fragments from the personal archives of various filmmakers and artists. It offers a unique journey through a sensitive cartography where missing images come to life to question what remains hidden. Located at 21 rue des Trois Frères in the 18th arrondissement, the space is fully wheelchair accessible and adapted for deaf or hard-of-hearing visitors.
Archives of the Invisibles explores the destiny of footage that was filmed, loved, and eventually cast aside. Featuring contributions from fifty artists—including names like Céline Sciamma, Alice Diop, and Kader Attia—the project gathers unreleased sequences that live on in the memories of their creators. Together, these fragments form a living archive that is constantly evolving within the KADIST art space.
You can visit the exhibition free of charge until January 9, 2027. Opening hours are Wednesday from 10:00 to 18:00, Thursday and Friday from 11:00 to 19:00, and Saturday from 15:00 to 19:00. Please note that the venue will be closed from December 21, 2026, to January 1, 2027. The venue is wheelchair accessible and equipped to welcome deaf or hard-of-hearing guests.
Every Saturday at 16:00, the mediation team leads a free guided tour, available by reservation, to explore the project’s underlying themes. The exhibition also features a series of off-site events, including workshops, screenings, and discussions held at various partner locations across Paris, all of which are free to attend upon registration.
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