Asma Laajimi
Off the Grid
Periode: 15.10—31.12.2025
NL
Asma Laajimi (geboren in 1999, Tunesië) is een filmmaker en beeldend kunstenaar, gevestigd in Brussel.
Na studies in grafisch ontwerp en fotografie studeerde ze in 2023 af aan LUCA School of Arts in Brussel met een master in film. Vanuit postkoloniale thema’s, feministische perspectieven en stedelijke verbeeldingen is Asma’s multidisciplinaire praktijk geworteld in haar geleefde ervaring.
Tijdens haar residentie bij Off the Grid zal Asma haar onderzoek verdiepen. Ze wil het internet verkennen als zowel een ruimte van toegang als een plek van disconnectie. Asma’s eindpresentatie opent op 22 januari!
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Asma Laajimi (b. 1999, Tunisia) is a filmmaker and visual artist based in Brussels.
Following studies in graphic design and photography, she graduated from LUCA School of Arts in Brussels with an MA in Film in 2023. Drawing from post colonial themes, feminist perspectives and urban imaginaries, Asma’s multidisciplinary practice (film, photography, text, installation) is rooted in her lived experience. Her work has been showcased at international film festivals including Locarno Film Festival (CH), JCC Carthage Film Festival (TN), as well as in art institutions such as Kiosk, Argos , Kaaitheater (BE) and Cité des Arts Paris (FR).
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Asma Laajimi
During her residency at Off the Grid, Asma will deepen her research into connection, freedom of movement, and digital alienation. She aims at exploring the internet as both a space of access and a site of disconnection: a tool that once opened the world to her, but now acts as a barrier between herself and her home.
Her project begins with a documentary impulse and evolves into a research-driven, humor-infused installation. She intends the work to take new forms that step away from the“Realness” of the inspiring events. Her Off the Grid residency focuses on wandering, pathfinding, and flânerie resonating deeply with her interest in freedom of movement and its limitations both online and in public space.
“My work often questions who gets to move, speak, or belong, especially in digital and urban environments shaped by invisible borders, surveillance, and systemic bias.”
