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Five years ago, Amr moved from Syria to Madrid. During a stroll in the Royal Botanical Garden of his new home, surrounded by plants and trees from all over the world, he reflects on what it means for him to be The Other. 'And yet I rise' aims to translate the exchange of thoughts and conversations between Amr and the director into an organic synergy between Amr, the viewer and its reflective mind. Out of this grew a mosaic of the plants’ images emphasizing their catalogued character. Within this the garden becomes a metaphor for immigration, a very dense topic, while at the same time remaining a peaceful environment for reflection.

(°1993, Belgium) As the daughter of an Argentinian father and a Dutch/Belgian mother, Florinda has always been interested in the themes of culture and identity. Thus, she became quickly aware of the importance and beauty of intercultural understanding. This is also reflected in her work in which she searches for a common language through images and metaphors. She graduated in 2018 with a Masters Degree in Audiovisual Arts at the LUCA school of Arts in Brussels, with a focus on documentary imagery. Since then, her work travels through multidisciplinary platforms like art centers, film festivals and exhibitions. In 2019 she got selected to enter a trainee program initiated by the United Nations, in which she helped build an audiovisual language for a Spanish UN agency. Afterwards she got back to focus on the development of her own artistic practice, which resulted in 'And yet I rise' and a production grant of BREEDBEELD organization for an upcoming video installation project regarding the old super8 footage of her grandfather who was a shipman in Europe throughout the 50's.