The Humanae project has already started in Granollers. This Thursday, photographer Angèlica Dass carried out the first training sessions for nearly 90 people, with two sessions in the morning for school and high school teachers, and one session in the afternoon aimed at citizens. With these workshops, Angèlica Dass explained how to create self-portraits that, over the coming months, are expected to be taken by thousands of people in the city. All this, within the framework of the International Congress of Educating Cities to be held in Granollers in May 2026.

In the morning sessions, organized by Ciutats Educadores at the Centre Cívic Nord, more than 60 teachers from educational centers in Granollers, Canovelles, Les Franqueses and La Roca were able to experience firsthand how a Humanae workshop is done. They drew a self-portrait of themselves in which they tried to find the exact color of their own skin. They will teach more than 1,200 students from their schools and institutes to do the same. In the afternoon session, nearly 30 residents did the same to multiply these self-portraits among the citizens.

The Humanae project highlights the social construction behind qualifiers such as "white" and "black", with which the population is too often divided. In the words of Angèlica Dass herself: "People are discriminated against for a genetic trait as random as dividing us between those who like popcorn or chocolate." The creation of this chromatic inventory of the different tones of human skin aims to break down these racist stereotypes.

It is planned that the self-portraits of the people of Granollers can be exhibited in different educational centers, on the public road and in spaces of the city such as sports pavilions or kiosks. This is because the Humanae project is part of an extensive program of activities and meetings that, throughout next year, will be organized in Granollers on the occasion of the International Congress of Educating Cities.

The Congress will delve into strategies for building the city/community and developing a critical and creative citizenry. Humanae fits precisely with this desire to create community in a context of diversity, to generate critical thinking among citizens and to promote their creativity.

Angèlica Dass and the Humane project

Angélica Dass is a Spanish-Brazilian photographer who combines image, research and social participation to defend human rights. She is the creator of the renowned Humanæ project, an evolving photographic series that celebrates the diversity of human color and acts as a visual manifesto against racism.

His work has been exhibited in spaces such as the World Economic Forum, the United Nations, the American Museum of Natural History, PhotoEspaña, Fotografiska and museums in Montreal, The Hague, Lausanne, Mexico City and São Paulo, in addition to appearing in media such as National Geographic, Foreign Affairs and the BBC.

Beyond museums, his work has a strong educational component. He has developed projects with institutions around the world, impacting thousands of students in contexts as diverse as New York City public schools, Basque Country schools, and UNESCO programs in Chile. In 2021, he published The Colors We Share with Aperture, along with a teaching guide that is now being implemented in schools across the United States.

Angèlica Dass' photography finds a wide universe of work in classrooms. With her workshops for children, adults and educators, she expands the educational and social message of her projects. Thanks to numerous collaborations with teachers, associations and institutions around the world, people of all ages have worked on complex social issues such as racism and diversity.