Visual culture as a way of life

The teacher and researcher journey presented in this article results from the convergence of two great desires. The first desire is related to action as a remedy against boredom. It is still the main motivation for my involvement in active, participatory, democratic teaching methods based on practical and concrete projects embedded in social life. This desire for action led me to oppose the school considered as a sanctuary and to rethink it as a place to share curiosity, knowledge, research and practices; to dare to act individually and collectively to improve the world. The second desire is about new technologies as medium and tool for action. It results from an irrepressible curiosity and willingness to communicate and create with pictures and share the iconic universes by learning how to master the new technologies. In a sense, learning by doing, acting and sharing visual media and technologies are my credos.