Drawing on Violence - comics from Argentina: Trigger Happy

vrijdag 25 november 2016

Trigger Happy - The story of Iván Eladio Torres

Iván Eladio Torres was a 26 years old construction worker who helped streetkids to stay away from criminality by offering them shelter and organizing activities. In 2003, police officers abducted him in the presence of multiple witnesses. These witnesses almost all died under suspicious circumstances. Iván is still missing, while the 15 police officers accused for his captivity and ill-treatment remain in service.

Esteban Cánepa (1976) is an illustrator and comic artist. He has published in both printed media and online, directed a number of awarded short films, and collaborated with national and international advertising campaigns. He has also contributed with illustrations, audiovisuals and posters to several human rights campaigns, including the series ‘Historietas por la Identidad,’ and made a series of drawings during the Human Rights trials which were later exposed at the Ex-ESMA.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/98933688@N08/sets/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/estebancanepa

Credits

This blog informs about two comic projects: Historietas por la Identidad and Trigger Happy. The first project was an initiative of the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, with the support of over 40 comic artists and writers. The second one was developed by Daniela Drucaroff, together with several of the comic artists and writers who also contributed previously to Historietas por la Identidad.

The following persons and institutions have contributed to making these stories accessible to an English-speaking public through the exhibition and this blog:

Initiative and organization:
Saskia van Drunen and Ronald van der Heide

Contact Argentine projects and artists:
Daniela Drucaroff

Translation comics:
Lisa Juanola, Kate Wheeler, Julienne Weegels (editor)

This exhibition was made possible with the support of the Education and International Development research group (IS Academy Programme), at the Governance and Inclusive Development cluster of the University of Amsterdam, and the Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA).