I am Marta Meers, a Belgian visual artist and recent graduate in filmdirecting from LUCA, Brussels and ESTC, Lisbon.
Throughout my academic and professional journey in the visual arts with a focus on filmmaking, I have cultivated skills in photography, video production, and storytelling within a socio-political context. Societal and environmental challenges and how we as human beings all over the planet - now and then - cope with this are the basis of my art practise with a focus on collaboration and interdisciplenary exchanges. Gender, ecology, and decolonialism are central themes in my work, as I strive to challenge traditional narratives and perspectives. Pushing the boundaries of traditional filmmaking.
An intersectional and anti-colonial approach to the arts and an exploration of visual anthropology appeal to me immensely as a young artist, as developed within my internships and previous own work. My intership at Studio Monica de Miranda and at MINO art space have broadened my artistic practise. Showing that an interdisciplinary way of working is essential to go beyond the knowledge frames as we know.
Analogue photography also fascinates me, particularly the interplay between digital moving images and static analogue images. This combination of mediums enhances my vision of narrative possibilities.
Looking forward to upcoming collaborations.
Marta
See you,
Marta