El arte urbano llega a las escuelas públicas de Madrid con pinturas murales sobre el futuro.
Visit two of the schools that are part of this edition of «Wall Sharing»
The delegate for culture, tourism, and sports, Marta Rivera de la Cruz, visited two artistic interventions from the new edition of «Sharing Walls» today, the municipal program that aims to improve the urban landscape through actions involving artists and the districts of Madrid. The visits took place at the public primary schools Honduras in Villa de Vallecas and Capitán Cortés in Carabanchel, where the mural paintings created by artists Manuel Cardiel and Jofre Oliveras, respectively, are part of this edition that brings urban art to eight public education centers in the capital.
This year, the program promoted by the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and the urban landscape revolved around the theme «The Futures We Sink», with the participation of renowned urban artists and collaboration of students in the creation process. In addition to Carabanchel and Villa de Vallecas, six other districts are planned to release murals in their schools: Centro, Retiro, Tetuán, Lineal City, Villaverde, and Barajas. The total budget allocated for the eight mural paintings amounts to €125,840.
Biotechnology and digital reality in urban art
The delegate started the tour, along with the councilor for Villa de Vallecas, Carlos González Pereira, at Ceip Honduras, where Manuel Cardiel’s mural depicts the digitalization of the world and disconnecting from the natural environment. His work represents a landscape that gradually fades into a pixelated effect, reflecting how excessive dependence on screens can erase tangible reality. The goal is to raise awareness about the importance of preserving natural spaces and discuss how technology transforms the perception of the world.
The second mural visited, along with the councilor for Carabanchel, Carlos Izquierdo, is located at Capitán Ceip Cortés, where Jofre Oliveros explores the relationship between biotechnology, sustainability, and renewable energy. The image of a girl holding a light in the middle of a garden symbolizes a future where biology becomes a key tool for sustainable technological development. This mural presents a scenario in which plants and biological processes in the environment generate clean energy, a concept based on real research on bioenergy and electricity storage in organic batteries.
Six other schools added to urban transformation
In addition to the visited mural paintings, six other schools in Madrid have been transformed with artistic proposals that invite you to imagine your future from different perspectives. At Ceip Pi I Margall and El Duelsde Children’s School (Centro), artist Diego Vicente San Segundo will paint a mural this summer combining technology and nature, showing a balance where both dimensions enhance without excluding. Another proposal is from Oriol Arumí, who, at Ceip Ciudad de Roma (Retiro), will depict a girl with a digital tablet following a sparrow and a robotic dove, raising reflection on the coexistence between artificial and natural.
On the other hand, Ceip Pius XII (Tetuán) will host the intervention of Juan Martínez Torrent (Yksuhc Juan), who plays with the metaphor of «digital windows» to explore how screens influence the perception of the world. In a different approach, Marina Capdevila opted for a more social focus at CEIP Nuestra Señora de la Concepción (Linear City), where she imagined children as elderly adults and engaged them in their environment, challenging stereotypes about old age and promoting sustainability.
Meanwhile, at Ceip El Greco (Villaverde), the collective speaker opts for a colorful and symbolic aesthetic to highlight the importance of a balance between technological advancement and environmental conservation. Finally, at Ceip Ciudad de Guadalajara (Barajas), ECIF will turn its mural into a lively and participatory work where students will reinterpret the original image, strengthening the idea that the future is collectively built.
