Nika Švab fluctuates between the world of theatre and literature. Indeed, she moderated discussions and cooperated as a board member in student literary conference. Nika also wrote several articles for different publications on the field of literature and theatre. Lately, she has been working as a producer and co-author of projects and researching new forms and socially aware topics.
Saddie Choua, trained as a sociologist, is a Belgian-Moroccan filmmaker, author, and mixed-media artist based in Molenbeek. In her body of work, she merges art with her academic background, employing political documentaries, video installations, mixed media collages, and short stories.
Choua employs meta-documentary techniques, such as fragmented narratives and visual essays, integrating cross-cultural elements from popular culture. She draws inspiration from commercials, soap operas, novels, music videos, magazines, YouTube videos, pop stars, and athletes, urging a critical examination of these components. Her work focuses on discrimination based on race and/or ethnic origin, discrimination against women, colonialism, class, and even her cats take the spotlight.
The challenge she undertakes lies in creating ‘situations’ that unveil the power structures behind the images we internalize and reproduce. She invites us to reflect on how we assimilate images and dialogues about ‘the other’ and how these affect our self-image and historical awareness.
