Living memorials
Landscapes to remember

Memorials, and memory spaces and sites in Chile have been made possible because groups and individuals have shaped them and have lent them the support of their memories and the memories of many, seeking to challenge everyone. Building a shared memory is a utopia that has the virtue of moving different generations, seeking to repair the irreparable. It is a living challenge within the pages of this book, crucial for understanding the relationship between memories and spaces. The commemorations by human rights collectives at sites that move them and us are formidably explained in this book, taking Villa Grimaldi, Venda Sexy, La Moneda, and the Atacama Desert as occasions. Yael Zaliasnik takes us on a walk through the spaces, sites, and temporalities of memory in post-dictatorship Chile. The walk is long, with no predictable end, but essential for repairing and constructing a memory that is “collective, discussed, shared.”.