Last week, the CRJ Mas Fonollar opened its doors to a photographic exhibition called Buchenwald 2025. In this project, several students from high schools in Santa Coloma went to the German concentration camp Buchenwald for 4 days. Before the trip, they carried out a preparation and documentation process, required to know what they were going to see firsthand. Now, with all the knowledge acquired, they want to share their thoughts, experiences, and lessons with society.
The Councilor for Social Rights of the city, **Bárbara Ferrer**, began the presentation with gratitude for the project that shows the entire personal journey of young people from leaving the city to their stay in the concentration camp: "This activity is necessary in a landscape where hate speech easily enters young people's minds and makes them forget the atrocities that have occurred," declared **Bárbara**.
Nuria López, the exhibition's curator, revealed that the photographs were taken without any intention of creating an exhibition, but out of personal interest. She also argued that artistic expressions, such as this physical and emotional journey into historical memory, are a good driver of social action: "It is important to work with young people on initiatives that help us raise awareness".
Before moving on to the more dynamic part of the event, three of the young people expressed that they were very impacted by what they had experienced and recommended that everyone who could afford it should make the trip: "Historical memory is fundamental, 500 Spaniards were in this camp. As young people, we must fight because there are countries where these human atrocities continue to happen".The presentation concluded with a 360º guided tour, where the other young people explained each of the images, distinguishing between archival works and their own creations, while the viewers toured the room with them: "This must not happen again, it's not a distant story, it's a current reality," concluded one of the young people.
For those interested in historical memory and social commitment, the exhibition Buchenwald 2025 offers a direct look at the experiences and reflections of these young people, a proposal that can be visited until January 7, every afternoon from 4 PM to 9 PM.
