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Abeer Aref is a Sanaa-based Artist and Architect, interested in art and culture. For her art is a way of life to express and show moments and beauty in all. "JAMAAD" was her first photographic presentation for the Romooz Foundation's artistic mentorship in Sana'a. Her latest project "Would You Count My Pain Though I Shed No Tear?" was featured in a solo exhibition in Sana'a by Arsheef Gallery. She also participated in several in the MENA region and outside 

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Asim Abdul-Aziz (b. 1996, Aden, Yemen) is an experimental film director, visual artist, and a producer at Adenium film production company based in Aden, Yemen. Asim has always been interested in expressing his emotions and thoughts through directing and exploring the field of art and experimental films. In 2021 Asim directed his first experimental short film "1941" that became the first short experimental film that is directed and produced in Yemen to win international awards at international film festivals. Aside from film direction, Abdul-Aziz's photography work has been exhibited locally and internationally, starting in Aden all the way to Sana'a, Washington DC and United Kingdom. His work has also been featured in Washingtonpost, ArtNews, i-D and Hypebeast amongst other publications. Further, Asim won both 2020 "Artist Support Grant" by Arab Funds For Arts and Cultures (AFAC) and 2021 "Masarat" grant by British Council.

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Eman Almansob is a contemporary realist painter who lives and works in Yemen. A native of Sana'a, Yemen, her paintings pay homage to her homeland. Her studies were done in India and she has a Bachelor of Arts in German language and literature. She was born with the passion and talent for producing fine art for the intellectual and emotional enjoyment of herself and the public. Her art is born of abstracts depicting the spirit and strength of Yemeni women. The idea is to portray the reality of women in her country and their active role in society, their courage and their ability to not give up, irrespective of the difficulty they face in their lives. She has exhibited some of her works at the International Arab Artists Forum in Egypt, International Art Kala-Kumbh 2021. 

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Asja Keeman is a Dutch freelance Graphic Designer who designs stories for communication, multimedia, exhibitions, publications and photo books. Stories that inspire, move you and stay with you.

 

I design for cultural institutions, organizations and individuals. I am interested in design at the intersection of international political and social issues. I often work with vulnerable subjects, such as but not limited to, displacement, migration, collective trauma, inclusion and women's rights. I find it important to lend these people a voice, as they often aren’t in the position to tell their stories.

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I am a visual artist and a writer born in 1996 in Germany but I grew up most of my life in the Netherlands. In my work, I intertwine my background in cultural theory with photographic practice. My work often reflects on identity, structures, and the photographic medium. The quote by Lucian Freud "The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real." has strongly influenced the way I think and work. Intimately related to this, I am very interested in the socially conditioned modality of looking. I am fascinated by the idea that our social, professional, and political backgrounds not only determine how we see but also what we are able to see.

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Alifya Al-Harazi is a self-taught Dutch photographer with Yemeni roots. She obtained a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and currently works as a social care worker. She has worked for publications and clients: ID- Magazine, Adidas, The New Originals, Vice, and Alien-Mag. As she works to develop her practice, she reflects on the work that she creates and explores the possibilities that may present themselves in the making. She aims to work on projects that encapsulate storytelling and photography in the future. 

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