The people who bought a gym and tried to change a city
After the Sant Pau gym in Barcelona went bankrupt in 2012, its own employees acquired it for 1 euro and turned it into a self-managed community project where membership is free for those who can’t afford to pay. The gym sits at the border between Raval, a low-income neighborhood, and the more affluent Sant Antoni, which makes it an unexpected meeting point.
Video by Brian Ramírez and Juan María Gómez
Animation by Coraquetal