Noura Marien is a Belgian-Moroccan visual artist and animator, with a multi-disciplinary practice. She explores ambiguous, emotional themes through hybrid techniques. Her audiovisual and illustrative works serve as portals to tactile landscapes and embodied narratives.
She obtained her master in visual arts at the Sint Lucas University of Antwerp in 2024, with her experimental videogame 'niemandsland', using only analogue animation techniques. During 2 theatre seasons throughout 2024 - 2026, she took on the role of house artist at the corso theatre in Berchem, Antwerp.
At the moment she is working on 'Neolithicum', an animated short about longing for a time when humanity lived more consciously in the present moment. The film is made using real sculpted figures animated in a 3D digital environment.
Also coming up is a duo-exposition with Laura Daelemans featuring new cross medial works reflecting on their collaboration in the performance 'MANA' in Ieper at Het Perron. She is presenting this alongside the 45' animated film as part of the full evening dance performance 'MANA' by Laura Daelemans with I SOLISTI.
In the near future, production on 'Rocky Lilith' will start, a cross medial dance-visual performance in collaboration with Laura Daelemans. Exploring ecofeminist themes through the narrative of the mythological figure Lilith.
Noura has collaborated with author and poet Astrid Haerens, Belgian music ensemble I SOLISTI, and choreographer Laura Daelemans. Her work has been published by multidisciplinary literary magazine DIG (De Internet Gids), c o r s o theatre magazine, Het Perron, Tuig, d'Academie and has been presented by de Warande, Maalstroom and the On Boards Biennale 2023 in Antwerp.