OPEN Gallery is displaying art by its first international resident, Mohamed Akacha, in a solo exhibition with over 30 works. The Tunisian-born artist has been at OPEN since February, creating art exclusively for this show. One of the first steps in his creative process is to soak in his environment. In this case, that means Louisville. “In my art, I talk about problems of society and problems of the people,” Akacha said, “[such as] unemployment, poverty, boredom. I don’t change my opinion or my technique for art. It’s similar. When I live in Paris, or I live in Louisville, or when I live in Tunisia, it’s similar. I don’t change, but the people around me change.”