Artist Profile
Yesmin Affes
Young painter from Tunisia
Yesmin Affes is a 17-year-old painter from Sousse, Tunisia, whose practice explores cultural identity through a contemporary reinterpretation of traditional Tunisian visual language. Working primarily with color, pattern, and geometric composition, she combines heritage-inspired motifs with modern formal approaches to create works that reflect both continuity and transformation. Her paintings often draw on architectural and decorative elements from Tunisian culture, using them as a framework to explore memory, belonging, and visual storytelling. Through her developing practice, Affes seeks to highlight the richness of cultural heritage while expressing it through a personal and evolving artistic perspective.







