The Artist as Witness: An Artist's Testimony

Abstract

Among the various thematic elements highlighted by this body of work—developed over the course of five years—such as architectural heritage, the convergence of artistic and scientific disciplines, community participation, social intervention, and the recovery of memory, the notions of "actor" and "social actor" see their boundaries dramatically expanded. As embraced by the artists of the group Mapa Teatro, these concepts function as subjects within a relational experience of space, time, and action in the heart of the city, revealing the extent to which—and the various perspectives from which—it is possible to "re-edify" our understanding of what constitutes the construction of a city.