Pressenza’s production was donated to the Museum of Memory and Human Rights “as a way of leaving historical evidence that this social awakening did indeed take place and was not just a fleeting dream, a passing inspiration, an artistic outburst repressed by the forces of public order”, as Pía Figueroa, Co-Director of the international news agency, pointed out when presenting the book.
“We gather here the main symbols of the revolt, multiplied by the graffiti of so many graffiti artists, coloured by the muralists, sung and chanted by thousands of voices, massified in the performative gestures of so many women, accompanied by the texts of many authors…”, explained David Meléndez, one of the authors together with Riccardo Marinai, designer of the book.
Finally, the muralist Claudio Caiozzi took the floor to testify to his hope in the feeling of human parity registered during the months of social awakening and capable of mobilising – with advances and setbacks – the history of the Chilean people in a luminous direction.
The event was rounded off by various members of the public, including the journalist Claudia Aranda and the teachers’ leader Mario Aguilar.
The book is currently out of print, but is being reprinted. It can be pre-ordered at www.libreriahumanista.com
The photo-report has images by Claudia Aranda and Marcela Campolo.
