Matilde Obradors Barba

Matilde Obradors Barba serves as Associate Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra's Department of Communication and contributes to the DigiDoc research group, focusing on art practice as research within digital media frameworks. Her work bridges creative methodologies with social innovation through video art, streaming performance, and digital storytelling.

Her academic foundation includes:

• BA in Psychology from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (1984)
• PhD in Social Communication from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2003)

Research centers on video art as social dissection, moving image analysis, and digital storytelling for community engagement. She examines ideation processes in teaching innovation while exploring how streaming performance art creates spaces for critical discourse. Her practice-based methodology positions artistic creation as legitimate research inquiry, particularly in documenting marginalized narratives through interactive documentary forms.

Recent publications reveal consistent thematic focus on video's analytical potential for social critique, especially regarding immigrant representation and pandemic-era digital experiences. Her work demonstrates evolving methodologies in videographic analysis while maintaining commitment to art as social innovation catalyst.

Active research includes the Feder/Ministry of Science project RTI2018-095714-B-C21 on interactive documentary and structured journalism, alongside coordination of the 2020 InNER SIDE virtual residence project during pandemic confinement. These initiatives highlight her integration of artistic practice with technological innovation for societal impact.

As core DigiDoc group member, she collaborates on interdisciplinary projects examining digital communication's documentary applications, with recent work manifesting in exhibitions like 'Solitude and the Seeds' exploring gender, territory, and pandemic isolation through visual storytelling.