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We are pleased to announce that Najla Said (), selected by NOOR for the CROSS-LOOKING residency programme, presents her first solo exhibition 'What Remains at the Table' throughout May 2026 at Bisabab Leila in Berlin. The works were developed following her residency in Yerevan in September 2025 as part of .

Najla Said’s practice moves between documentation and experimentation. Using analog processes such as cyanotypes, chlorophyll prints, and liquid emulsions, her photographs shift and fade over time, reflecting the fragile nature of memory.

The exhibition traces connections between food, migration, and memory through experimental photographic processes and research into the shared histories embedded in bastirma. To visit the exhibition, please send a DM to Bisabab Leila (.leila) to make an appointment.

CROSS-LOOKING: East-West Artistic Residencies is a collaboration between NOOR images, Organ Vida International Photography Festival, National Gallery of Armenia, Université Paris Cité, Unione della Romagna Faentina, and Università Iuav di Venezia, co-funded by Creative Europe.

Images by Najla Said.

Yesterday at Dam Square in front of the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, thousands of children’s shoes were placed to commemorate the approximately 20,000 children who have been killed in the war against Gaza and its people.

All the names were read out.

The memorial protest, organised by the Plant an Olive Tree Foundation, seeks to highlight the scale of child casualties and bring visibility to their loss in a public space.

We stand against the killing of civilians, especially children and journalists.

Photo by Kadir van Lohuizen (Kadir van Lohuizen)

The Rome chapter of 'Cross-Looking: East–West Artistic Residencies' has come to a close. Following earlier residencies in Yerevan, Istanbul, and Cairo, this final stage in Rome, which took place between 16 and 27 March, brought together six participants, continuing the project’s aim of creating new work across different cultural contexts.

The residency was guided by tutor Luca Nostri (.nostri) and shaped by the creative direction of Andrea Savorani Neri (), with the participation of filmmaker Olga Kravets (). The artists in Rome were Raisan Hameed (), Donja Nasseri (), Nazik Armenakyan (), Solen Lagadec (.If), Bruno Camargo (), and Emma Graziani ().

Thank you to all the artists, tutors, collaborators, and partners who contributed to this final chapter and to the entire CROSS-LOOKING () journey.

CROSS-LOOKING is a collaborative initiative between NOOR, Organ Vida International Photography Festival () , National Gallery of Armenia () , Université Paris Cité (), Unione della Romagna Faentina (), and Università Iuav di Venezia () , and is co-funded by Creative Europe.

The project is based on an original idea by Andrea Savorani Neri and developed from his photographic research tracing the journeys of his ancestors, the painter Salvatore Valeri and the photographer Gabriel Lekegian.

1) Photo by Raisan Hameed, Embers of Narrative
2) Group photo from the residency in Rome
3) Visit to the studio of photographer Francesco Zizola ()

How far would you go to witness a disappearing world? In the documentary ‘𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗲: 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮 / 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮’ (𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟭), journalist Bram Vermeulen and photographer-filmmaker Kadir van Lohuizen () explore luxury tourism, climate change, and one of Earth’s last pristine landscapes.

The premiere takes place on 26 March at 20:00 at Pakhuis de Zwijger () , Amsterdam. Free entrance. Reserve your tickets here: https://dezwijger.nl/programma/ticket-naar-antarctica

VPRO will also broadcast the documentary film 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮 (𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟭) on Thursday, 26 March at 20:25 on NPO 2 and via NPO Start, in Dutch. Find the link here: https://www.vpro.nl/frontlinie/artikelen/ticket-naar-antarctica-deel-1.

Photo by Kadir van Lohuizen, ‘Frontlinie: Ticket naar Antarctica’

Can shrimp really help rice grow and support the environment? In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, farmers are making it happen with the help of Combi-Tracks, a Dutch programme that connects entrepreneurship with long-term social and environmental impact, through “The shrimp hugs the rice plant.” With this model, by letting saltwater in for shrimp during the dry season and fresh water for rice in the rainy season, they triple rice yields and nearly double shrimp output.

Giant freshwater prawns thrive alongside rice, feeding on organic matter while the plants help clean the water. This is an holistic approach where economic vitality, community well-being, and environmental stewardship come together.

Through collaboration across borders and sectors, the project highlights innovative solutions that respond to climate challenges while empowering local farmers. As a living example of sustainable aquaculture, it invites us to reflect on how tradition and innovation can unite to nurture both people and the planet.

Our second Combi-Tracks story, “The shrimp hugs the rice plant: a climate-smart dance of salt and freshwater in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta,” photographed by Thanh Hue (), is part of the 'Shared Horizons' exhibition, presented at the Dutch Embassy in South Africa () in November, both physically and online. Commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, produced by RVO, and realised by NOOR Images.

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Across different corners of the world, communities are reshaping how they grow, produce, and build their futures with the help of Combi-Tracks, a Dutch programme that connects entrepreneurship with long-term social and environmental impact.

Three Combi-Tracks stories were presented at the Dutch Embassy in South Africa () in Pretoria in November, both as a physical and online exhibition. The exhibition 'Shared Horizons' was commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, produced by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), and realised by NOOR Images.

Our first story photographed by Olivier Khouadiani (), 𝗢𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶-𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼̂𝘁𝗲 𝗱’𝗜𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗿𝗲: 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 takes us to Côte d’Ivoire. Here, local cocoa processing ensures that more value stays where the beans are harvested, instead of being exported raw and support the community.

Farmers in Dema 2 share how the Combi-Track initiative has made a difference. The juice production provides additional income, helping them support their families during periods of low activity before the cocoa beans are dried. By valuing every part of the cocoa bean, farmers increase profitability without expanding their crops. This reduces pressure on surrounding forests and supports more sustainable agricultural practices.

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