Moderator Avita Maheen is a sound and media artist, writer and curator. Graduating from Media Technology at Leiden University in The Netherlands, Maheen's autoethnographic research explores sensory experiences and spatial perception in sound and space. Currently living in The Netherlands, Maheen founded the platforms Kalponik Rekha on contemporary audio visual performances in the south asian diaspora and Chaya Chobi on experimental filmmaking. Maheen is a guest Adjunct Faculty for New Media Studies at Pathshala South Asian Media Institute in Bangladesh.