Ecos de la 13 – Zwischen Tourismus und Trauma

Description

After decades of political, criminal, and drug-fueled violence, Comuna 13 was long considered one of the most dangerous places in the world. Today, brightly colored selfie spots, murals, and generic plastic figures attract crowds—a gaudy, almost absurd tourism spectacle.

In Comuna 13, 160,000 people live “behind the scenes.” But how exactly? The exhibition focuses on the voices of the residents, who carry both lives within them: before and after the war. Photogrammetric 3D scans and photographs combine their stories with an emotional, collage-like documentation. This creates a closeness in which pride, pain, and hope become palpable. The exhibition leads through torrents of tourist images into rooms where large-format 3D scan films carry the voices of the people. Transitions with clotheslines, on which brought-along t-shirts hang, open up moments of reflection until life-sized portraits enable a direct encounter.