Anxiety as a Gift

Farah Shretah aka Alien Mama (Kikvors Collectief)

Anxiety as a Gift is a ritual where the subconscious becomes a shared journey of moving images created by you, designed by your attention. A body stands inside the circle, carrying hidden storms that surface as vivid visual landscapes.

What was meant to stay unseen begins to unfold: fragments, memories, symbols, and inner signals made public. Through the collective gaze, anxiety is transformed from a private shadow into a shared living image.

Farah Shretah is a Syrian transmedia artist, filmmaker, and XR producer based in Amsterdam. Her journey moves across places, languages, and forms: born in Syria, shaped by her life in Ukraine, and later rooted in the Netherlands, where she completed her master’s degree in visual culture and artistic research.

As the founder of Alien Mama Productions, Farah creates immersive works at the intersection of emotion, technology, AI, biofeedback, performance, and storytelling. Her practice transforms inner states such as fear, anxiety, and memory into shared audiovisual experiences, inviting audiences into poetic spaces where vulnerability becomes image, movement, and collective presence.