• item_info: Aprender es una práctica colectiva Installation MAC (Mataró) 2022 In collaboration with the following secondary schools: <em>Miquel Biada, Josep Puig i Cadafalch, Escola Freta, Laia l’Arquera, Les Cinc Sénies, Escola Àngela Bransuela, and Salesians Mataró.</em>
• description: <p data-start="131" data-end="763">This project emerged in the wake of the <strong data-start="171" data-end="192">COVID-19 pandemic</strong>, which profoundly disrupted traditional educational environments. <strong data-start="259" data-end="388">Quarantine measures, social distancing policies, online learning, and the rise of so-called “virtual classrooms” (teleclases)</strong> exposed the fragility of education systems that rely heavily on physical presence and face-to-face interaction. The pandemic revealed not only logistical challenges but also deeper questions about the very nature of learning: <strong data-start="615" data-end="675">What happens to education when the classroom disappears?</strong> How do we sustain a sense of community when physical proximity is no longer possible?</p> <p data-start="765" data-end="1043"><strong data-start="765" data-end="802">Learning is a Collective Practice</strong> was created in collaboration with <strong data-start="837" data-end="888">10 secondary school teachers and their students</strong> as a space for reflection—a platform where participants could critically examine the role of education beyond the confines of the traditional classroom.</p> <p data-start="1045" data-end="1361">Throughout the project, the installation was <strong data-start="1090" data-end="1166">transformed through the interventions of the teachers and their students</strong>, evolving into a living, dynamic environment. Each contribution became a visible trace of their thoughts, experiences, and dialogues about the importance of education as a collective practice.</p> <p data-start="1363" data-end="1803">At its core, the piece challenges the notion of education as an <strong data-start="1427" data-end="1459">isolated, individual process</strong>. Instead, it reaffirms the classroom—not just as a physical space, but as a <strong data-start="1536" data-end="1571">dynamic, relational environment</strong> where learning happens through <strong data-start="1603" data-end="1656">interaction, collaboration, and shared experience</strong>. In a time when distance became the norm, this project underscores the <strong data-start="1728" data-end="1800">political and emotional necessity of being together, even when apart</strong>.</p>