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“Un Quilombito Visual”: an artistic and political expression of welcoming rebellion in Esmeraldas.
“Un Quilombito Visual” emerged from the research process of the peer researchers from the Esmeraldas canton and from their own ways of seeing and inhabiting the territory. This text lingers on what happened when those perspectives came together in an exhibition: the questions, the learning, and everything that took shape through the sharing of their photographs.
When the Territory Speaks: Participatory Mapping from the Voices of Atacames
Cindy Arroyo, DignArte Cimarrona researcher, shares When the Territory Speaks, a reflection on participatory mapping built from the voices and experiences of people living in Atacames
DignArte Cimarrona: Seven Territories, One Memory That Comes Together and Transforms
In this text, Naye, a DignArte Cimarrona researcher, recounts the Creative Laboratory process and the collective development of the seven territorial exhibitions, highlighting how art can transform the memories, experiences, and research emerging from the territories into new ways of telling the story of Esmeraldas.
Who is working to eradicate gender-based violence, and what are they doing?
In this post, Cindy Arroyo, DignArte researcher based at FLACSO, examines the actors and strategies involved in efforts to eradicate gender-based violence in Ecuador.
What bodies are being subjected to violence in the territory of Esmeraldas?
In this blog post, Maria Preciado, DignArte Cimarrona researcher and member of the Mujeres de Asfalto Collective, analyses how violence is inscribed on bodies in Esmeraldas.
How is gender-based violence being understood in Esmeraldas?
Based on interviews with key stakeholders in the territory, Nayeli González, DignArte Cimarrona researcher and member of the Mujeres de Asfalto Collective (CMA), reflects on the many ways gender-based violence is experienced, named, and often silenced in Esmeraldas…
How does insecurity influence gender-based violence?
Based on interviews with key actors in Quito, Samira Folleco, researcher for DignArte Cimarrona at FLACSO, reflects on how insecurity, organised crime, and spatiality configure new and harsher forms of gender-based violence in territories such as Esmeraldas.