Netherlands-based Palestinian artist, and DAI alum (2018) Alaa Abu Asad’s video essay, "Wild Plants of Palestine" (2018), follows observational tours “conducted by two professors from Birzeit University to collect photos and information about Palestinian flora.” EastEast Editors Olya Korsun and Konstantin Koryagin’s conversation with the filmmaker unpacks some of its essential themes: the critical reading of photographic images, the limitations of visual representation of landscapes, the translation and mistakes that are part of creative language, and the power that beauty holds. To READ & WATCH: find the link to EastEast here. Note that the film will only be screened till December 22, 2023.