Art, absence and materialization of the historical event in the public space: Thought on memory in Santiago of Chile (2018) Reflexiones en torno a la memoria en Santiago de Chile (2018).

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to establish a thought on the need to create the artistic work due to the "intolerable absence" of the historical event, according to the concept used by Roger Chartier. In this way, we will delve into the materialization of this event through the installation work.  This is how we observe that art, in its interaction with public space, has the ability to generate an important discourse of its social environment. This debate is focused on the memory of the “Unidad Popular” from which the “Torre Villavicencio” becomes relevant as a symbol of the ideals of an absent era. In this regard, through the installation "La torre vive" (2018) by Janet Toro, this space is once again in force and enters into discussion with the public debates of this period of study. For this same reason, this research is framed within the limits of cultural history relative to representations and practices, by understanding, firstly, the historical event through the need for artistic creation, and, on the other hand, the existing relationship with the social actors that participate in this dialogue.

Art

Abscence

Memory

Public Space