Instantáneas del olvido. De la mirada icónica a la lectura fotográfica en Bolivia
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Rev Cien Cult
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A partir de periodos simétricamente separados (Guerra del Chaco, 1935, Revolución Nacional, 1952, Muerte del Che Guevara, 1967, Relocalización minera, 1985 y Octubre Negro, 2003), este abordaje de la fotografía boliviana retoma cinco instantes fundamentales para comprender el curso que ha tomado el arte de la imagen fija en nuestro medio: de la mera iconización de sus paisajes y de sus habitantes por los primeros fotógrafos que asomaron sus cámaras por estas tierras, a la lectura profunda de sus hechos históricos más importantes, que fueron registrados en el último medio siglo. De naturaleza documental, estas instantáneas pueden hilar nuestro imaginario respecto a una cultura bastante fomentada en Bolivia: el olvido.
This approach to photography in Bolivia through five fundamental instants of our late history (The Chaco war, 1935, the National Revolution, 1952, Che Guevara's death, 1967, the miners relocalization, 1985, and Black October, 2003) is aimed to understand the pathways undertaken by still image art in Bolivia. It is shown that it goes from the elemental representation of landscapes and its people registered by cameras of the flrst photographers visiting these lands to the profound reading of main historical events registered in the past half century. From their documentary nature, these pictures can weave our imaginative memory against a widely encouraged culture in Bolivia: forgetfulness.
This approach to photography in Bolivia through five fundamental instants of our late history (The Chaco war, 1935, the National Revolution, 1952, Che Guevara's death, 1967, the miners relocalization, 1985, and Black October, 2003) is aimed to understand the pathways undertaken by still image art in Bolivia. It is shown that it goes from the elemental representation of landscapes and its people registered by cameras of the flrst photographers visiting these lands to the profound reading of main historical events registered in the past half century. From their documentary nature, these pictures can weave our imaginative memory against a widely encouraged culture in Bolivia: forgetfulness.
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Vol. 18, No. 33