Bogotá. In the framework of version 31 of the International Book Fair of Bogotá (FILBO in Spanish) 2018, for the first time jointly, the Public Force (Army, Air Force, Navy and National Police) participates with a stand of Historical Memory and Context. Through literature it seeks to make visible the literary work that the Military Forces have developed to communicate to the community the commitment that the institution has had to the construction of history.
Huellas, Arte & Memoria (Footprints, Art & Memory) compiles the works of two artists who express the feelings of the members of the Military and Police Forces through art, in order to perpetuate in history the memory of the soldiers of yesterday, today and tomorrow. The maestros Toleddo and Anyelo seek to raise awareness in the community about the work carried out by the anonymous beings who wear a pixilated second skin defending the nation and also have become victims of the armed conflict.
Each work tells real stories such as kidnapping, mutilation of a part of the body by an antipersonnel mine, Post-traumatic stress, schizophrenia, injuries in combat by firearms and forced displacement. These works are a tool that helps to leave an imprint in the memory of the Colombian people for the understanding of the past, as a necessary condition to open the road to reconciliation. It is in the same way a contribution to this construction of memory that requires multiple voices and perspectives through art and culture.
It is also a way of going beyond the truth, it is touching the hearts and minds of those who are unaware of the reality through two different points of view, two maestros, and several works compiled in a single book converge to pay tribute to the soldiers of yesterday, today and tomorrow.
This artistic project has participated in other national scenarios such as the exhibition and launch of the project in the Gallery of Fine Arts of CAFAM, in November 2017 in Bogotá, and also in Medellín, Neiva and Pereira, and internationally, in countries such as Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Brazil.
Source: Historical Memory.
