I CREATE WORK
WHICH BRINGS
VISIBILITY TO HUMAN
EXPERIENCE.
I'M MAGNO
BARROS
In my hands, a story might become a photograph, a film, an exhibition, a piece of sound, an animation, a campaign or a completely different way to make people pay attention.
Early in my career, I learned what art can do while running public forums that told the stories of young people, men and women whose human rights had been denied. Art brought light to darkness, reflection to complexity, attention to what had been overlooked, and access through locked doors.
WHERE I STARTED
AN UNUSUALLY DIVERSE LIFE AND CAREER
Art has shaped every role I've taken since.
I've worked in 3D animation, broadcast media and technology, led community and human rights programs, built an international education business, worked with government, and created storytelling projects with older adults and Indigenous Elders. I've lived on three continents, I speak five languages and I'm passionate about other cultures.
Along the way I've worked in photography, film, editing, 3D and 2D animation, sound, writing and directing, and I keep experimenting with new technologies and creative forms. I also paint, draw and work with clay.
My approach always starts with people, and with listening.
What interests me most is finding the story worth noticing, then working out how to make audiences notice it: retelling it in a form that's easy to understand, eye-catching, and able to reach people it would traditionally never reach.
Whether an organisation needs people to understand something or a community needs to be heard, I start looking for the human story and presentation format that will make people notice and care.
HOW I
WORK
Real people, real places, real stories.
Different places,
same curiosity.
