Marisa is a woman whose struggle began at a very early age, especially in adolescence, at which time she was placed in an institution for minors where she did not receive good treatment, from which she escaped and had to cope with difficult situations, among which she had to suffer prostitution situations generated by a pimp, who put her in a world where for a long time she could not leave. From this situation had her first child, from whom she had to take charge and fight so that it could develop. It was as in brothels where she had to constantly escape the situations of extreme violence she suffered, and was subsequently persecuted and punished for these actions of rebellion. In these struggles is that Marisa was dreaming of something better for her life, and looking for ways to get ahead.
Masa Madre is an experience born from the search for alternatives in favor of life by this singular woman, who in her daily life still struggles to overcome the injustices of a system that margins, discovers in her desires to be able to construct new opportunities for other women who have to go through similar situations, situations that are especially related to gender violence, lack of possibilities to obtain their own resources in a dignified manner and the impossibility of accessing comprehensive health for them and their children.
Soy freelance video y fotodocumentalista, realizador, montador y docente de origen belga. Vivo en Barcelona desde hace 17 años. Siempre me ha interesado el alcance humano de las historias, particularmente las relacionadas con la memoria colectiva, las migraciones, la lucha y la desigualdad que soportan los grupos minoritarios.
Estudié fotografía documental en la escuela El Observatorio de Barcelona y con Pau Coll de Ruido Photo. Video y documental interactivo 3.0 en el Centro de Fotografía y Medios Documentales de Barcelona (CFD) y Multimedia con José Bautista (Kansei Sounds) en el Institut d´Estudis Fotogràfics de Catalunya (IEFC).
En los últimos años realicé varios cursos, clases magistrales y talleres para aprender sobre nuevas formas y tendencias narrativas, como formatos transmedia, inmersiones binaurales y documentales interactivos.
Colaboré varios años como docente con la Escuela de Fotografía y Periodismo Date Cuenta de Barcelona y con el IFP de Grupo Planeta en Hospitalet de Llobregat en un proyecto piloto de formación.
Realicé trabajos en colaboración con diferentes distritos del Ajuntament de Barcelona, con el Museo de Historia de Barcelona, El instituto ISGlobal, Lichen Innovación Social, el Centro Cívico Can Basté, UPIFC, ONG Proide España, Fundación La Salle Argentina, Grupo Encuentro Argentina y con el periodista Jesús Martínez (Editorial La Carena).
He colaborado ya con varios instituciones, escuelas y universidades dentro de España, impartiendo formación relacionado con la fotografía, el audiovisual y las nuevas tendencias en el Storytelling.
Estoy afiliado a UPIFC Sindicat de la Imatge