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"If weapons can be melted, hatreds too". This sentence pronounced by a victim of the armed conflict served President Juan Manuel Santos to refer to the meaning of the monument "Fragments", that the artist Doris Salcedo built in Bogotá, using some of the molten weapons that were delivered by the FARC as part of
"It is my infinite desire for my country: that these hatreds can be melted, that we can live peacefully in the differences we have, that it is something which should enrich us, "added the President During the emotional act of pre-inauguration of this historic monument
Next, the President felt that this work sums up the transition between what's been past, which was horrible, and what must happen, which is wonderful. , the transition from war and violence to peace and reconciliation in the country.
The event was held in the center of Bogotá and was attended by the Minister of Culture, Mariana Garcés, and the artist Doris Salcedo
In Bogotá, l '. UN and Cuba
It should be noted that the work "Fragments", by Doris Salcedo, is one of three monuments that will be executed in accordance with the Peace Agreement, which will be developed with fuse guns handed over by the Farc, which throughout the process were guarded by the Police Unit for Peace Building (UNIPEP). 19659002] These monuments will be located in three different places:
• In Bogotá, the work 'Fragmentos', by Doris Salcedo
• In New York, in the sculpture garden of the UN, the work 'Kusikawsay & # 39; , selected by public call, the artist Mario Opazo, being cast.
• In Cuba, where the Cuban government defines the place and features of the project, as well as the selection of the artist who will do it. 19659002] Proposition of Doris Salcedo
With the piece "Fragments", the teacher Doris Salcedo proposes the creation of a counter-monument, which proposes a space whose floor will be composed of weapons issued by the Farc. The melted and reconfigured weapons will be the physical and conceptual support on which this space of memory and meeting will be erected. The delivery of the monument will take place in November, when all work will be completed.
Contra-Monumento's proposal stems from the dialogue between the work of art and contemporary architecture
"The Contra Monumento has a human scale, it does not prioritize and n & # 39; it does not impose easy answers, it generates a void and a silence that allows us to listen to and recognize the extreme experiences that millions of Colombians endure in this case, "explains Doris Salcedo. resource of contemporary art with a series of formal and conceptual distinctions in its creation, in opposition to the iconography of the traditional monument, characterized by monumentality, hierarchy and verticality.
For the creation of the work "Fragments", the teacher Doris Salcedo worked with an interdisciplinary team that brought together, among others, architects, engineers and technicians from the factory "Santa Bregara of Indumil [19659002] From its official delivery in November this year, the work will be in charge of the National Museum and will serve as a space for meeting and memory, open to the public and with a program that includes artistic works related to the conflict and the holding of conferences and seminars.
Video documentary & # 39; Fragmentos & # 39;
During President Santos 'visit to the construction of the work, an advance of the documentary video was screened Fragmentos', which will be part of the Contra-Monument proposed by the. artist. The film is in the post-production phase and is a co-production of Photoholic & Big Story Films. The script and the direction are in charge of the journalist Mayte Carrasco
The film contains unpublished images, given by the police for the peace (UNIPEP), the delivery of the weapons of the Farc and the images of the destruction and the casting. through the fire in large furnaces of Indumil.
Similarly, the documentary speaks of one of the phases of the work creation process: "Salcedo invites women victims of badual abuse to beat and forge with force the metal that will be used The history of the smelter is testimony to historically silent events and shows us the path of his feelings that, like weapons, fuse transformative pain into reconciliation. "
About artist Doris Salcedo
Doris Salcedo (Bogotá, 1958) is one of the most important Colombian artists of the international contemporary scene. His works have been exhibited at the New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), London's Tate Modern, the Pompidou Center in Paris, the Chicago Art Institute and the National Art Center Museum. Reina Sofía, among others. [19659002] Responding to specific political, geographical and architectural situations, all of Salcedo's projects are research-based, the exact nature of which is hidden by the silent and disturbing poetry of his work.
Common themes include the destructive force of violence, personal and collective trauma, and the tragedy of human loss. Salcedo is the contemporary Colombian artist with the most international experience. His career as an artist since the 80s illustrates a major career in the field of the arts
(According to information from the Ministry of Culture).
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