The Institute of Photographic Studies of Catalonia (IEFC) would not exist without the space that the Barcelona Provincial Council has provided at one end of the former residence building of the Industrial School since it began operating in 1972. In fact, it is the oldest photography school in Spain. But currently the IEFC, which is a non-profit association, finds itself at a dead end after the Provincial Council informed it at the beginning of the year that it must leave by September 30, 2026, due to the works to convert the Industrial School grounds into the La Industrial+ research center, which the IEFC has also been unable to leave. "Our gratitude to the Provincial Council is infinite," says IEFC director Josep Maria de Llobet. But now they find themselves with "very little time to find a space, prepare it, and make the move," laments De Llobet.