From Afar menggabungkan suara delapan testimoni migran yang dipenjarakan di berbagai transit centers di Belgia dengan layar yang menatap bangunan tersebut dari jauh. Jarak dan isolasi diamplifikasi, sementara kekerasan diprogram untuk tetap tak terlihat.

From Afar combines eight testimonies of migrants imprisoned in various so-called transit centers in Belgium with distant views of the buildings themselves. Distance and isolation are amplified, while violence is rendered invisible.

Gilles Vandaele (lahir di Flanders, Belgia) mempelajari Penceritaan Spekulatif di l’école de recherche graphique dan sinema di LUCA School of Arts. Aktif dalam berbagai perjuangan sosial sejak usia muda, Vandaele mencari cara agar sinema dapat merepresentasikan dan memperkuat gerakan-gerakan tersebut. Mereka berupaya agar komitmen politik mereka dapat hidup berdampingan dengan praktik seni yang kontekstual dan eksperimental.

Martijn De Meuleneire menyelesaikan gelar Sarjana Fotografi pada tahun 2021 dan gelar Magister Seni Visual pada tahun 2024 di KASK, Sekolah Seni, Ghent. Setelah berpartisipasi dalam berbagai aksi pembangkangan sipil, karya De Meuleneire mengambil inspirasi dari pengalamannya sebagai aktivis. Dalam praktik artistiknya, ia menggunakan berbagai media, mulai dari gambar fotografi klasik hingga instalasi multimedia.

Gilles Vandaele (born in Flanders, Belgium) studied Speculative Storytelling at l’école de recherche graphique and cinema at LUCA School of Arts. Having been active in different social struggles since a young age, Vandaele looks for ways in which cinema might represent and strengthen such movements. They attempt to make their political commitments coexist with a situated and experimental art practice.

Martijn De Meuleneire completed his Bachelor’s in Photography in 2021 and his Master’s in Visual Arts in 2024 at KASK, School of Arts, Ghent. Having participated in numerous acts of civil disobedience, De Meuleneire’s work draws on his experiences as an activist. In his artistic practice, he uses a variety of media, ranging from classic photographic images to multimedia installations.