Drawing on Violence - comics from Argentina

vrijdag 3 februari 2017

Comics for Identity - The Story of Mariana and Gabriel Corvalán Delgado

Mónica Delgado and Eduardo Corvalán were abducted on July 22nd, 1976. Mónica was three months pregnant of their third child. Their first two children, Gabriel and Mariana are still looking for their disappeared brother or sister. The only thing they know is that he or she should have been born in January 1977.

Marcelo Andrés Riva (1980) is an illustrator, muralist and painter. He made the animations for several movies including the internationally acclaimed Argentine film Infancia Clandestina, situated during the last military dictatorship in Argentina. He also made several other artistic contributions about the period of the military dictatorship, including a number of murals commemorating the disappeared.

Blog: www.andresriva.blogspot.com.ar

dinsdag 17 januari 2017

Trigger Happy - The Story of Darían Barzabal

Darían Barzabal was 17 years old when he was executed by a police officer from the province of Buenos Aires. He was found beaten, handcuffed and defenceless in a police car. The police tried to justify his death by falsfying testimonies and assembling a criminal scene by planting an arm at his feet.

Paula Peltrín (Art & Script)

Paula Petrín (1970) is a visual artist and professor of sculpture and engraving. She has exposed her work in various well-known museums and cultural centers in Argentina and participated in many interdisciplinary projects, including the series ‘Historietas por la Identidad.’ Her work is characterized by a conceptual approach and a strong commitment to social issues, particularly women’s rights.

Website: www.paulapeltrin.com.ar

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).