Marieke Vandecasteele

Marieke Vandecasteele       5/7/1989°

In September 2012 I graduated in Special Needs Education at the University of Ghent. After my graduation, I was drawn to the world of animation film. I started my own animation documentary project ‘Lode’s Code’, for which I received a scholarship from the VOCATIO foundation in May 2013.

Alongside my own film project, I was active in the social field as a personal assistant and a supporter of artists with special needs in the artistic workplace ‘De Zandberg’ (vzw. GroepUbuntu).

Since October 2014 I am working as an assistent at the Department of Special Needs Education UGent where I can continue the film project ‘Lode’s Code’ in the context of a doctorate. Professor Geert Van Hove and Elisabeth De Schauwer are my supervisor and co-supervisor respectively. It is an auto-ethnographic study about growing up with a family member with a disability linked with creativity. I also support students in exercises and dissertations about arts-based research and Disability Studies. 
To contribute to social services, I stay actively involved in the social-artistic practice.

A complete list of publications and contact information can be found here.