Based on his own life experience as an editor of an independent media in the context of a communist line government, as a politically persecuted and victim of torture, as a migrant and artist; but also thanks to his pedagogical training and his teaching experience in the area of social sciences (history / art history), the artist Esteban Velazquez von Wilhelm has found an ideal wey to actively contribute to strengthening the social awareness of young people who today day are his fellow citizens.
"...There is only one thing that science and technology cannot solve, our human capacity to see ourselves and the other, Our human capacity to overcome pain, failure, and even to know how to manage success, power or The authority. The sensitivity to resurface in a totally different environment from the one you thought you belonged to. That human capacity can only be fed when the experiences of the other are not so alien to me." von Wilhelm (2023) Sankt-Afra-Gymnasium Meißen.
Sankt Afra Gymnasium
31.5.2023
Guest at the high school Sankt Afra in Meißen
Meeting with the students of class 11
Theme: No matter how much you prepare and succeed, only your human strength can save you.
The artist's volunteer work with his community is structured in two areas:
- Circles of experiential conversations.
Schoolboys of class 10 and 11, from 15 to 17 years old
- Painting workshop
(Painting from social reflection)
Pictorial themes such as multiculturalism, migration, freedom of expression, etc. are developed.
schoolboys of class 9, 10 and 11. from 14 to 17 years old.
For schools and high schools in Germany who wish to extend an invitation to the artist please write to our email address.
This way we can make an appointment and we can also send you in advance the thematic programming with the schedule of time and resources used that will be necessary.