Fumetto comic Festival - El Marto back from the field (ENGLISH)

A quick interview of the illustrator and artist El Marto back from Burkina Faso and exposing his drawings in Fumetto Comic Festival Lucern, Switzerland.

MSB153770

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Fumetto comic Festival - El Marto back from the field (FRENCH)

Subt. French

El Marto, illustrator, visiting Kaya projects

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB153770

Date taken / Date Recorded 03/04/2023 9:18 AM

Country Burkina Faso, Switzerland

Commissioning section MSF-SWITZERLAND

Usage Rights (MSF) External Media, MSF Publications, Social Media

Formal Consent Copy available no

Editor's rating ★★★ (F)

Video format h264 (High) (avc1 / 0x31637661)

Duration 1m36s

Maximum Size 720px × 1280px 92.77 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist 3 questions to El Marto about his visit to Kaya

1) Tell us about your creative process?

I tried to remain fairly neutral, to present, to document, and also to bear witness to what is happening there. So it's more through the text that you can perhaps feel some emotion, but I wanted to represent the people as they are, as I saw them, even if they are drawn, so of course I bring subjectivity, but also what MSF does. It's more a documentary work than an emotional one.

2) What impressed you the most during your visit?

Whether it is the teams on the ground or the communities, everyone is doing their part to help those in need. I was also extremely surprised by the strength of these people who have lost everything, who had to flee their village to end up in a camp. And despite all that, during the interviews we had, smiles appeared, they still have hope, so yes, what I will remember is the resilience and strength of these people.

3) What is the message of your work?

What I am trying to do through my creations is also to change the vision that people have of the African continent. I want to show that Africa is dynamic and full of people who are trying to do things.