Meet the Team
C. Moss was founded by poet Kate MacAlister & visual artist Moritz V:3rës
Moritz V:3rës
Moritz V:3rës is a visual artist and photographer whose lens captures the stories of resistance against poverty, oppression and state violence; his work embodies the raw power of visual storytelling and protest photography.
Specializing in themes of climate justice, intersectional feminism, and anticapitalism, Moritz V:3rës's art is a vibrant tapestry of deep, rich colours, that creates a modern-day chiaroscuro.
An adamant activist for liberation, Moritz V:3rës's portfolio spans a diverse range of projects. Most notably, poetry films are showcasing his artistic style of a contemporary fluidity. Evolving upon the emotions, experiences, and stories he aims to convey, the heart of the subject matter stays always rooted in the authenticity of the narrative - a vivid expression of his respect for the autonomy of his subjects.
Moritz V:3rës's pictures and works have been published online and used for campaigns by countless activists, collectives, and international organisations, standing as a testament to the impact and relevance of his art.
Kate MacAlister
“When we share our stories, we realize that we
are not alone. We begin to see the system
behind violence, injustice, and exploitation.
Telling our story is the connecting moment to take action and to initiate change.”
Kate MacAlister is a poet, feminist activist, and founder of the multilingual community arts and literature project Stimmen der Rebellion/Dengê Berxwedane/Voices of Rebellion.
MacAlister's poetry weaves a mesmerizing tapestry of ritual magic and transformative flames. She defies traditional forms, using the melodic cadence of an arcane spell to captivate her readers. Themes of the female body, the interaction with the earth, and the power of connection are intertwined in her work.
Kate MacAlister is a poet who dares to challenge the world's injustices and ground her poetry in revolutionary practices of intersectional feminism. Her works are an unapologetic call to action, an awakening of the dormant energy within, and a love song to those who stand up to
She has published two collections of poetry ('songs of the blood', Querencia Press 2022 & 'burn it all down the kiss me', Sunday Mornings at the River, 2023) and countless poems in magazins worldwide.
Poetry Films
understory is a poetic fairytale about the transformative power of storytelling.
It is a tale of connection found among the darkest ferns of despair.
It is a tale of offering up a story - and all its scars entirely to someone, someone whose pain you know well as you have seen it in the reflection of the mirror before.understory asks us: What lies beneath the fairytale? The stories we have always known? What do we find beneath the stories we tell ourselves about the world, each other, and who we are?
And what stories do we make up to conceal the secrets we crammed deep into our bleeding hearts?
Tale is forever trying to write a love story to save themselves. Then they meet Fairy in the woods - and begin to go looking for breadcrumb trails in each other's past together. Hoping to find a way out of the dark thicket they have grown to keep everyone out, it is no small challenge to open up and share their truest stories with each other.
And they begin to wonder if it is really love that will save them. Or will telling their story break the spell?
Starring Eileen Uméh as Fairy and Ella Schetter as Tale understory is the second poetry film production by poet Kate MacAlister and protest photographer & visual artist Moritz V:3res.
#witchesbelike...burning the patriarchy to the ground #witchesbelike aiding and abetting abortions #witchesbelike volunteering at the RSPCA after a nightshift #witchesbelike...writing poems.
Poems that tell the stories of reproductive justice for womxn’s and queer bodies, the stories of how to save the earth and each other - how to hold hands with other witches in the brutal headlights of a patriarchal, violent world.
In #witchesbelike, we attempt to reclaim the term ‘witch’, a word that has been shapeshifting from its very origin. It indicates admiration, a fairytale, a costume or a death sentence - even today. (Federici, 2018)
In #witchesbelike, witches see and heal the cracks in our broken world full of broken people and trauma-scarred bodies by building communities of resistance while offering kindness and solidarity.