MEMORIA HISTORICA DE LA ALAMEDA EN CITIES IN DIALOGUE / FACT/ LIVERPOOL

These one-day long exhibitions bring together the work of four Latin American and Latino artists who each engage with the city space. Ranging from maps through to soundscapes and participation on the streets, the work of each artist aims to get the spectator to re-think the city, and discover the hidden memories it holds. In partnership with University of Liverpool and funded by a grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

HAPPY TO REPRESENT MHA TEAM!!

Bárbara Palomino with Jordana Blejmar.

Cities in Dialogue: Memoria Histórica de la Alameda

Historical Memory of the Alameda is a site-specific and participatory project, conceived and developed in Santiago of Chile in 2005. It deals with Chilean memory, in particular with the period going from Salvador Allende’s democratic government (1970-1973) to the end of Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship (1974-1990). During these years Santiago’s streets became the scenario of different events of oppression and resistance. The avenue La Alameda de las Delicias is the main street in Santiago and the centre of Santiago’s social, economical and political life. Historical Memory of the Alameda brings together the avenue’s landscape with the events marking its history. It aims to bring to light important memories in a nation where the scars of history are still visible. Contents included in the Historical Memory of the Alameda attempt to achieve a poetic interpretation of urban space, working as a consciousness catalyst of the historical, political and social dynamics that form urban networks.