Quien pierde la memoria de su raíz pierde su eje y con él la capacidad de ser protagonista de su vida. Durante miles de años la mujer ha vivido bajo la misma mano patriarcal que ha escrito la historia y los mandamientos cotidianos. Atrapada en la celosía de su propia familia, sociedad o credo, la mujer ha llegado a considerarse a si misma ciudadano de segunda.

Escondida en una cárcel de roles la mujer ha perdido su poder social, su autoestima, la capacidad de decidir sobre su propia vida o sobre el mundo en el que está. Sin embargo, la vida depende de ella: Es la madre, es la reproductora de las semillas que se cultivan y es la responsable de la administración del hogar, entre otras muchas cosas. Y lo es desde que nuestra especie nació, aún más desde que se volvió sedentaria.

Bio

Jordi Oliver comienza su andadura como fotógrafo a principios de los noventa retratando las duras condiciones sociales del Raval. En 1993, su trabajo como fotoperiodista en el Barrio Chino barcelonés le hace merecedor de la Beca Fotopres de la Fundación La Caixa lo que le permite diplomarse en el Máster de Fotoperiodismo que imparte el International Center of Photography de Nueva York. Desde entonces, su carrera se ha encaminado hacia una fotografía de denuncia social.

Sus trabajos fotográficos se publican con asiduidad en Yo Dona, Babelia, La Vanguardia, editorial Planeta o Icaria y ha sido reconocido con galardones como el Premio tahiti y sus letras (2009 al mejor reportaje de viajes publicado), los festivales publicitarios de Cannes y San Sebastián, el premio Fnac – El País, el premio Laus en Gráfica Publicitaria del Teatro Liceu y otros tantos.

Whoever loses the memory of his roots, loses focus and with it the ability to remain the actor of his own life. For thousands of years women have lived under the patriarchal authority and its daily commandments. Caught in the lattice of her own family, society or creed, women lowered their self-esteem and undermined their power to decide over their own life or the world around them, leading them to even consider themselves as second class citizens.
Trapped in a prison of roles, women have come to reduce their social power, self-esteem, the ability of decision over their own life or over the world they live in. However, life depends on them: they are the Mother, the hand that plants the seeds, in charge of the household management, among many other things – since our species is born, and even more since we became sedentary.
During five years Jordi Oliver has traveled the world photographing these women, in Africa, India, Romania, Tahiti… This project is a tribute to women and their daily struggle for their rights

Bio

Jordi Oliver began his career as a photographer in the early nineties portraying the harsh social conditions of the Raval (Barcelona, Spain). In 1993, his work as a photojournalist in Barcelona’s “Chinatown” entitles him to the Fotopres Scholarship of Foundación La Caixa, allowing him graduate in the Master of Photojournalism of the International Center of Photography in New York. Since then, his career has been centered on social criticism Photography.

His photographic work is regularly published in Yo Dona, Babelia, La Vanguardia, Planeta or Icaria Publishing, and has been recognized with awards such as the Prix Tahiti (2009 to the best travel report), the Cannes and San Sebastian advertising festivals, the Fnac – El Pais award, Laus award for Graphic Advertising for Liceu Theatre, among many others.