Fakhri El Ghezal, born in Akouda in 1981, is an independent Tunisian visual artist and filmmaker. 

His practice includes analog photography, video, painting, drawing, calligraphy, and hybrid forms that combine these techniques. 

Since 2008, he has been painting and working with pyrography under the pseudonym “Ibrahim Mâtouss.” 

From 2016, he also practices calligraphy and graffiti under the name [Weld Hlima]. 

In El Ghezal’s work, the focus is always on light — how it manifests, appears, and reveals itself. His art is a dialogue with memory, exploring buried traces and forgotten stories that emerge through light and shadows. 

His work has been featured in many international festivals, fairs, and exhibitions, including the African Photography Encounters in Bamako, Documenta Fifteen in Kassel, the New Museum in New York, the MUCEM in Marseille, and the Dream City festival in Tunis. 

He has also participated in the Carthage Film Days in Tunisia, the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, and the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival in France.