Creating from the beauty of what has been repaired. Committing to being part of a Social Kintsugi 

Second Edition of the Convit/e Contest: Young People and the Poetic World of Kintsugi.

The Convit/e Contest exists to provide young people in the city with opportunities for creativity and critical thinking. Driven by a desire to involve them in today’s major debates and recognizing that younger generations are not only the future but also the present. This second edition brought together students from various educational institutions in Barcelona who accepted the challenge of creating works rooted in a deeply poetic and sensitive vision: they dared to address human rights, intercultural dialogue, inclusion, and migration. We are delighted to announce today who the winners were.

Convit/e Magazine: The Contest and Its Philosophy

Each edition of the Convit/e Contest is linked to an issue of Convit/e magazine. We are developing the theme for Issue 8 in collaboration with the Fundació Antoni Tàpies and artist Dora García, who will provide the conceptual and artistic framework for this edition. This partnership places the project in a deep dialogue with contemporary art.

The theme is Kintsugi: a 15th-century Japanese repair technique and philosophy that advocates carefully mending broken objects with gold thread. Through this process, the scars do not disappear; instead, they become something valuable, worth displaying as a reminder of what has been learned. If we apply this metaphor to the social sphere: personal and collective fractures are not the end or a rupture, but rather the starting point for transformation.

Within this framework, participants were invited to submit entries in four categories: photography, illustration, journalistic or literary articles, and audiovisual productions. Entries could be related to coursework or master’s thesis projects and could be submitted individually or as a group.

"Broken bones aren't the end. They're the starting point for rebuilding."

The winners

A jury of professionals from the fields of art, journalism, and social activism evaluated the nominations. We are very proud to announce the following results:

Photography — Daniel La Pulleiro Lloret Illustration — Mouad Hassioui Newspaper article — Waira Florez & Emmanuel González

Each winner will receive a cash prize and have their work published in Convit/e Magazine, Issue 8: Kintsugi, scheduled for October 2026.

Thank you to everyone who makes this program possible

First of all, to everyone who submitted a proposal. Participating in this contest means choosing to play an active role in shaping a more just, diverse, and inclusive narrative. Thank you very much.

Thanks to the jury

Eileen Truax, Tanit Plana, Pedro Strukelj, Jordi Gatell, Lídia Dalmau, Berta López Fernández, and Manel Cortés. The jury was chaired by Martín Habiague and Lídia Dalmau.

Lídia Dalmau, Jordi Gatell, and Manel Cortés are also part of the Cordegat team, a partner in the competition whose involvement has been essential to the project’s development. Thank you to all of them for their work, expertise, and dedication.

Thank you to those who opened their doors

This contest reached young people thanks to organizations that believed in it and promoted it within their communities. Without them, many of the works we are celebrating today would never have existed:

Saó Disseny · CIC Cicles Formatius · CIC-Elisava · CRAB Llar d'Oportunitats de Superacció · UAB — Autonomous University of Barcelona

We're still working on it. See you in October.