The Covid-19 crisis teaches us how priceless human nearness is. Art and education can't do without it either. Like works of art, people lose their aura when kept at digital arm's length. Art is lifeless when it can't resonate with bodies. In Nearness, Marlies De Munck and Pascal Gielen diagnose a new reality. Only culture marks the difference between surviving and living.

Nearness is also available in Dutch as a separate publication with the title Nabijheid.

De Covid-19 crisis leert dat menselijke nabijheid goud waard is. Kunst en onderwijs kunnen niet zonder. Mensen verliezen net als kunstwerken hun aura wanneer ze op digitale afstand worden gehouden. Kunst ontbeert leven wanneer ze niet met lichamen kan vibreren. In Nabijheid, Kunst en onderwijs na Covid-19 maken Marlies De Munck en Pascal Gielen een diagnose van een nieuwe realiteit. Alleen cultuur markeert het verschil tussen overleven en leven.

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