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_sirr_al_asrar is a collaboration between Skander Ben Yahia, Skander Jaïbi and Zohra Mrad


Skander Ben Yahia

Skander Ben Yahia is a musician and an innovation project manager based in Paris. He primarily works on electronic music production and performances. He has been involved in the music industry since 2015, exploring its multifaceted aspects. Skander's passion for music has led to diverse and impactful realizations: from codirecting collectives to creating an album and several EPs passing by the development of live performances, he has cultivated a rich and dynamic musical landscape.

Skander is currently involved in diverse artistic initiatives. He is producing his second album under the Near Stoic alias. Concurrently, he is actively engaged in refining the live audio-visual experience for Sirr al-'Asrâr, a collaborative project involving Skander Jaïbi and Zohra Mrad, aimed at delivering immersive and impactful performances.

Skander Jaïbi's

Skander Jaïbi is a Tunisian and Dutch audiovisual artist and philosopher of science, holding a position as a lecturer and researcher at the University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam. He graduated as a physicist in 2017 and as a philosopher of physics in 2020. Skander has developed as a sound designer, experimental musician, and audiovisual artist, with a strong focus on the use of field recordings, archival material and scenographic design. His work includes compositions for dance, visual reinterpretations of Van Gogh's paintings, and various audiovisual performances.

In 2016, he co-founded Uncloud, a festival and organization for interdisciplinary and experimental arts, which has played a crucial role in his personal and artistic development. His practice bridges genres and disciplines and mirrors his various interests in form and content, with the goal of making inaccessible concepts, whether cultural, philosophical or scientific, understandable and tangible.

Zohra Mrad's

Zohra Mrad is a Tunisian-Luxembourgish visual artist and interaction designer based in Luxembourg.

Her work invites a dialogue between the human experience and technology, blending digital mediums, real-time data and manual techniques like stop-motion, engraving, and painting. Zohra creates immersive and interactive experiences in the form of installations, performances, and generative visuals, inviting the audience to become active participants in the artwork. She collaborates with artists from various backgrounds to create projects that consider sustainability, inclusion, and movement.

Her abstract and highly contrasted visuals, adapted to various mediums,

are a reflection of her deep interest in the human sensory system, neuroscience, and traditional printing methods. Zohra is currently exploring how immersive performances and interactive installations can help us cope with the world around us.

As a member of the artists collectives B-Saad and Zolei, Zohra has been nominated for the Luxembourg Design Awards 2023 and exhibited her work online, and in Europe and Tunisia. She currently organises and curates a serie of artistic residencies in Luxembourg called Vivid Echoes.

She has a BA in graphic design and digital communication from ESAIG, Paris (Ecole supérieure des Arts et Industries Graphiques) and graduated from The Gobelins School, Paris with a BA in Interactive Design and a MA in Design & management of interactive innovations