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201914 minGdoc-short

Labo

201914 minGdoc-short

A former labor university in Tarragona, built under Francisco Franco, reflects on the regime's indoctrination through its stark architecture and minimalistic style.

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Jesús María Palacios

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A former labor university in Tarragona, built under Francisco Franco, reflects on the regime's indoctrination through its stark architecture and minimalistic style.

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Jesús María Palaciosdirector

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Hypnotic portrait of the old Francisco Franco de Tarragona Labor University, which invokes historical memory through careful formal minimalism. Architectural, cinematographic and political reflection that evokes the rigidity of the educational systems of indoctrination of the regime.

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