Alicia Mersy (b. Montreal, Canada, 1988) is an artist and filmmaker of Lebanese/French origin who lives and works in New York. Her work uses the camera to connect to people and to the divine, nurturing her heart through theirs. She creates space for conversations, through video, digital images, documentary and workshops in different political contexts within the themes of healing, social politics and technology focusing on the resistance of repressive structures. Photo by Edwina Hay