The team and contact
Difusor is an artistic and cultural association working to promote culture and art. Its team is composed of professionals from various disciplines, allowing them to approach projects from different perspectives and generate innovative and effective solutions.
Xavier Ballaz
Co-director Difusor | Manager BMURALS
Barcelona
Manager and curator, he advocates for artistic creation with the power to transform the environment. Co-founder of Difusor, a pioneering entity in Barcelona in the management of public space intervention projects, he has been a key voice in the debate and shift of municipal policies regarding street art. His projects have brought internationally renowned creators to the city and have advanced the reflection on this discipline in artistic, academic, and institutional circles.
Edu Crespo
Co-director Difusor | Director Parees
Asturies
Multidisciplinary creator, recognized for his role as the director of Parees, Oviedo’s contextual muralism festival, has left a notable mark in the contemporary artistic and cultural field. His vision encompasses the creation of visual works and the management of artistic interventions in public spaces. His commitment extends through various artistic and cultural projects, applying his knowledge in public space management to foster the connection between art and the community.
Ana Manaia
Directora BMURALS
Barcelona
Anthropologist and cultural manager, she has developed her professional career in Barcelona and Lisbon. With her role as head of exhibitions and street art at Espai Jove Boca Nord, she has turned this facility into a reference in art projects and support for young creation, as well as a link with the territory. Founding member of Difusor, she has promoted various contemporary art initiatives, in roles as a curator, project manager, and implementing new projects that promote sound and graphic self-publishing as an artistic movement.
Cristian Diamante
Productor
Barcelona / Asturies
He began painting graffiti in 1998 in La Coruña. He studied Fine Arts in Pontevedra, London, and Barcelona, where he currently resides. In his creative career, he explores various ways of representation, approaching other disciplines such as photography, installation, performance, and art direction in audiovisual productions. His interest in artistic practice in public space leads him to organize events for the promotion and vindication of street art, the first one alongside Alejandro Castro, Graff Time 2006 in Carballo (La Coruña). In this line of action, he collaborates with Difusor on multiple projects, including the Openwalls network of walls, the Openwalls Conference (Barcelona), and Parees Fest (Oviedo).
Fernando Alcalá
Fotografia | comunicació
Barcelona / Asturies
He was born in Avilés (Asturias) and lives in Barcelona. He doesn’t like to define himself as a photographer; he prefers to say that he takes photos. Autodidact. He compensates for his lack of technique with passion, patience, intuition, and a certain look. He likes detail, interaction with the artist, with passersby, with the city, and the street. He feels like a spectator, witness, and admirer of people and moments through photography. He respects art, beauty, and talent and tries to convey that respect with his photos. He has shot photos with many artists, both within and outside events and various projects.
Mar Marco
Producció, administració BMURALS
Barcelona
With a degree in Economics and completing her training as a cultural manager with a Master’s at the University of Barcelona, she has experience in production and management and has collaborated in festivals and cultural centers, both in Spain and the United Kingdom. Particularly interested in the importance that art and culture have on society and their integrating and educational capacity. At B-MURALS, she is in charge of coordinating participatory and educational projects, project production, and other management and administration tasks.