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oa Constant consensus building: art and conflict in the ESMA museum and site of memory
- Amsterdam University Press
- Source: Heritage, Memory and Conflict Journal, Volume 2, Issue 1, Jan 2022, p. 7 - 18
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- 12 Jan 2022
- 12 Jan 2022
- 12 Jan 2022
Abstract
Abstract
This article describes the history, development and social role of the ESMA Museum and Site of Memory, which is located on the grounds of the former clandestine centre for detention, torture and extermination, in the intergenerational transmission of traumatic memories of the Argentinian dictatorship. The project is characterised by the cumulative effort of artistic expression, public debate, conflict and tension. Through the presentation of different artistic installations and plays, the article explains the focal function of art practices in spaces of memory that are strongly linked to a traumatic past, as well as how undertaking these practices can lead to the establishment of consensus.
Alejandra Naftal
Keyword(s):
ESMA Museum and Site of Memory;
Performing Arts and Conflict;
State Terror and Human Rights Violations;
Victimhood and Public Debate