No Longer, Not Yet is an ongoing project portraying and visually interpreting the liminality of youth in Tunisia.

 

This body of work is set against the backdrop of Tunisia’s 2010 revolution, which sparked hopes for a democratic future after decades of youth marginalisation, corruption, and repression under President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali.

 

While the revolution promised new freedoms and economic reform, many of those promises remain unfulfilled more than a decade later. Young people in Tunisia find themselves caught in an “in-between” state.

 

Once celebrated for its democratic progress, Tunisia now faces a troubling return to authoritarianism. In 2021, a constitutional referendum centralised power in the presidency and weakened democratic institutions. The presidential elections of October 2024 further stifled dissent, raising alarms about the erosion of civil liberties and the future of democracy.

 

Amid increasing political control and an economic crisis marked by high inflation and widespread unemployment, many Tunisians—especially young people—see few prospects for their future.

 

According to UNHCR data, in 2022—the year this project began—Tunisians accounted for nearly 20% of migrants arriving on Italy’s southern shores, underscoring the urgency of these issues.