Mariona Giner

Barcelona-based Photographer/photography teacher, focusing on Human Rights issues within urban environments.

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Location: Barcelona, Spain

Nationality: English /Spanish

Biography: I am an Anglo-Catalan photographer, at present living in Barcelona. My main focus is on Human Rights issues within urban environments, which I combine with portraiture and teaching. My work includes comissions from Médicos del Mundo... MORE

Inmates in Wad-Ras women&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

1 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Inmates in Wad-Ras women's prison in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympic Games, when many women were interned for the summer in an attempt to hide the drug-related petty crime that was common at the time.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Inmates in Wad-Ras women&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

2 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Inmates in Wad-Ras women's prison in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympic Games, when many women were interned for the summer in an attempt to hide the drug-related petty crime that was common at the time.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Inmates in Wad-Ras women&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

3 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Inmates in Wad-Ras women's prison in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympic Games, when many women were interned for the summer in an attempt to hide the drug-related petty crime that was common at the time.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Inmates in the maternity wing i...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

4 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Inmates in the maternity wing in Wad-Ras women's prison in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympic Games, when many women were interned for the summer in an attempt to hide the drug-related petty crime that was common at the time.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Inmates in Wad-Ras women&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

5 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Inmates in Wad-Ras women's prison in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympic Games, when many women were interned for the summer in an attempt to hide the drug-related petty crime that was common at the time.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Inmates in Wad-Ras women&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

6 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Inmates in Wad-Ras women's prison in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympic Games, when many women were interned for the summer in an attempt to hide the drug-related petty crime that was common at the time.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Inmates in Wad-Ras women&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

7 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Inmates in Wad-Ras women's prison in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympic Games, when many women were interned for the summer in an attempt to hide the drug-related petty crime that was common at the time.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Inmates in Wad-Ras women&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

8 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Inmates in Wad-Ras women's prison in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympic Games, when many women were interned for the summer in an attempt to hide the drug-related petty crime that was common at the time.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Inmates in Wad-Ras women&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

9 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Inmates in Wad-Ras women's prison in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympic Games, when many women were interned for the summer in an attempt to hide the drug-related petty crime that was common at the time.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Inmates in Wad-Ras women&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

10 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Inmates in Wad-Ras women's prison in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympic Games, when many women were interned for the summer in an attempt to hide the drug-related petty crime that was common at the time.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Inmates in Wad-Ras women&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

11 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Inmates in Wad-Ras women's prison in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympic Games, when many women were interned for the summer in an attempt to hide the drug-related petty crime that was common at the time.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Inmates in Wad-Ras women&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

12 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Inmates in Wad-Ras women's prison in Barcelona during the 1992 Olympic Games, when many women were interned for the summer in an attempt to hide the drug-related petty crime that was common at the time.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

In order to build the new, attr...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

13 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

In order to build the new, attractive seafront in Barcelona, as well as the ring road surrounding the city, shacks were dismantled and entire communities displaced. The last remaining families moved to a different city nearby, where these photographs were taken. There, again they lived in hand-built shacks, with no running water and removed from urban and social progress, until 1998.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Entire areas of Barcelona were ...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

14 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Entire areas of Barcelona were torn down during the 1990s to make way for social and urban progress. For years many buildings were left to deteriorate while waiting to be rebuilt.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

In order to build the new, attr...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

15 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

In order to build the new, attractive seafront in Barcelona, as well as the ring road surrounding the city, shacks were dismantled and entire communities displaced. The last remaining families moved to a different city nearby, where these photographs were taken. There, again they lived in hand-built shacks, with no running water and removed from urban and social progress, until 1998.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

In order to build the new, attr...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

16 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

In order to build the new, attractive seafront in Barcelona, as well as the ring road surrounding the city, shacks were dismantled and entire communities displaced. The last remaining families moved to a different city nearby, where these photographs were taken. There, again they lived in hand-built shacks, with no running water and removed from urban and social progress, until 1998.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

In order to build the new, attr...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

17 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

In order to build the new, attractive seafront in Barcelona, as well as the ring road surrounding the city, shacks were dismantled and entire communities displaced. The last remaining families moved to a different city nearby, where these photographs were taken. There, again they lived in hand-built shacks, with no running water and removed from urban and social progress, until 1998.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

In order to build the new, attr...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

18 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

In order to build the new, attractive seafront in Barcelona, as well as the ring road surrounding the city, shacks were dismantled and entire communities displaced. The last remaining families moved to a different city nearby, where these photographs were taken. There, again they lived in hand-built shacks, with no running water and removed from urban and social progress, until 1998.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

In order to build the new, attr...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

19 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

In order to build the new, attractive seafront in Barcelona, as well as the ring road surrounding the city, shacks were dismantled and entire communities displaced. The last remaining families moved to a different city nearby, where these photographs were taken. There, again they lived in hand-built shacks, with no running water and removed from urban and social progress, until 1998.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

In order to build the new, attr...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

20 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

In order to build the new, attractive seafront in Barcelona, as well as the ring road surrounding the city, shacks were dismantled and entire communities displaced. The last remaining families moved to a different city nearby, where these photographs were taken. There, again they lived in hand-built shacks, with no running water and removed from urban and social progress, until 1998.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

In order to build the new, attr...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

21 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

In order to build the new, attractive seafront in Barcelona, as well as the ring road surrounding the city, shacks were dismantled and entire communities displaced. The last remaining families moved to a different city nearby, where these photographs were taken. There, again they lived in hand-built shacks, with no running water and removed from urban and social progress, until 1998.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

In order to build the new, attr...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

22 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

In order to build the new, attractive seafront in Barcelona, as well as the ring road surrounding the city, shacks were dismantled and entire communities displaced. The last remaining families moved to a different city nearby, where these photographs were taken. There, again they lived in hand-built shacks, with no running water and removed from urban and social progress, until 1998.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Entire areas of Barcelona were ...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

23 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Entire areas of Barcelona were torn down during the 1990s to make way for social and urban progress. For years many buildings were left to deteriorate while waiting to be rebuilt.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

In order to build the new, attr...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

24 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

In order to build the new, attractive seafront in Barcelona, as well as the ring road surrounding the city, shacks were dismantled and entire communities displaced. The last remaining families moved to a different city nearby, where these photographs were taken. There, again they lived in hand-built shacks, with no running water and removed from urban and social progress, until 1998.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Activism for sex workers&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

25 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Activism for sex workers' rights began to appear during the 1990s. One of the most lucrative businesses and part of Spain's submerged economy is generated by sex work. Sex workers from all over Europe flocked to Barcelona to work, where they competed with victims of human trafficking as well as veteran local women.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Activism for sex workers&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

26 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Activism for sex workers' rights began to appear during the 1990s. One of the most lucrative businesses and part of Spain's submerged economy is generated by sex work. Sex workers from all over Europe flocked to Barcelona to work, where they competed with victims of human trafficking as well as veteran local women.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Activism for sex workers&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

27 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Activism for sex workers' rights began to appear during the 1990s. One of the most lucrative businesses and part of Spain's submerged economy is generated by sex work. Sex workers from all over Europe flocked to Barcelona to work, where they competed with victims of human trafficking as well as veteran local women.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Activism for sex workers&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

28 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Activism for sex workers' rights began to appear during the 1990s. One of the most lucrative businesses and part of Spain's submerged economy is generated by sex work. Sex workers from all over Europe flocked to Barcelona to work, where they competed with victims of human trafficking as well as veteran local women.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Activism for sex workers&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

29 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Activism for sex workers' rights began to appear during the 1990s. One of the most lucrative businesses and part of Spain's submerged economy is generated by sex work. Sex workers from all over Europe flocked to Barcelona to work, where they competed with victims of human trafficking as well as veteran local women.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Activism for sex workers&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

30 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Activism for sex workers' rights began to appear during the 1990s. One of the most lucrative businesses and part of Spain's submerged economy is generated by sex work. Sex workers from all over Europe flocked to Barcelona to work, where they competed with victims of human trafficking as well as veteran local women.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Activism for sex workers&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

31 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Activism for sex workers' rights began to appear during the 1990s. One of the most lucrative businesses and part of Spain's submerged economy is generated by sex work. Sex workers from all over Europe flocked to Barcelona to work, where they competed with victims of human trafficking as well as veteran local women.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Activism for sex workers&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

32 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Activism for sex workers' rights began to appear during the 1990s. One of the most lucrative businesses and part of Spain's submerged economy is generated by sex work. Sex workers from all over Europe flocked to Barcelona to work, where they competed with victims of human trafficking as well as veteran local women.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Activism for sex workers&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

33 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Activism for sex workers' rights began to appear during the 1990s. One of the most lucrative businesses and part of Spain's submerged economy is generated by sex work. Sex workers from all over Europe flocked to Barcelona to work, where they competed with victims of human trafficking as well as veteran local women.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

Activism for sex workers&#3...rcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

34 of 34 © 2024 Mariona Giner

Activism for sex workers' rights began to appear during the 1990s. One of the most lucrative businesses and part of Spain's submerged economy is generated by sex work. Sex workers from all over Europe flocked to Barcelona to work, where they competed with victims of human trafficking as well as veteran local women.

This image is from the 2018 reedition and is now part BCN Misfits, a visual story about different communities during the social transformation of Barcelona city from 1992 to 2005.

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Public Story

BCN Misfits

Copyright Mariona Giner 2024

Updated Jun 2020

Location Barcelona, Spain

Topics Black and White, Documentary, Historical, Minority, Photography, Poverty, Prison, Prostitution

BCN Misfits is an epic portrait of different lives affected by the reinvention of Barcelona city from just before the Olympic Games in 1992 up until 2005. It is a revised and updated edition of different series of images, reflecting realities that existed during the Olympic Games, the ‘Forum of Cultures’, the re-modelling of the seafront, and the transformation of the old quarter of town.

These images have been shown in different formats, but this latest edition, selected and produced for a recent exhibition in Barcelona by Territorios Libres, is my personal favourite because it reflects a very different reality of communities that were hidden away in order to make Barcelona an attractive tourist destination. It is my own personal vision of the city as it transformed before my eyes.

This is a selection of images of the reedition, picked from four different stories: 'Wad-Ras' women’s prison during and after the Olympic Games. A displaced community of shack-dwellers allowing the remodelling of the seafront from 1988 until 1998. Sex workers in different living and working in various conditions in and around the city and the decadent bars and thrift shop lifestyle that was characteristic of the old town before it was refurbished for tourism and gentrification.

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