Iron Bird

Iron Bird, means Isri Fowru ( airplane) in Surinamese, is a symbol for the connections with the different countries where the main character has lived, in which the historical sense of freedom of thought and acting plays a major role and in which openness, interest in the other and communication are links to achieve that freedom. It also highlights the impact of the current pandemic on social life and, in this context, the increasing importance of social media. The family had to leave their beloved country, children had to follow their parents, but their children will adopt different ideas in that new culture. The long and often lonely road of becoming and being a mother is described from a deep-seated guilt of never learning. It´ s so simple for many: being a mother. Yet the main character thinks differently, it is the hardest thing that exists. But who decides that you have succeeded as a mother? Do the zeitgeist and the experiences of the immigrant family and the different cultures in which you grow up play a role?